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halfbellstate
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Mar 12, 2018
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Is anybody having problems with some of the seeds? For example I can't seem to get a single peppermint seed to germinate.
darkstar71
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Apr 1, 2018
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halfbellstateI haven’t tried the herbs, every seed I planted from the basic can sprouted and did great
Wolverines
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May 22, 2018
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halfbellstateI have several vegetable and herb sets from Patriot. Tried to grow the parsley this spring and the entire pack failed to germinate. It's the only one I've tried. A fresh pack of seed bought locally has germinated fine, and I still have most of that pack left.
Our Patriot kits are all less than 8 years old and kept in climate controlled conditions, so the seed should still be good. They turned out to be a waste of money for us because I grow a garden every year and save seed and most of what I grow is not in the Patriot kits, despite being common heirlooms.
Our Patriot kits are all less than 8 years old and kept in climate controlled conditions, so the seed should still be good. They turned out to be a waste of money for us because I grow a garden every year and save seed and most of what I grow is not in the Patriot kits, despite being common heirlooms.
halfbellstate
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May 22, 2018
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WolverinesWell it's just some that don't grow. For me parsley was fine. Somehow the tomatoes grow flowers but not fruit. I think the climate is too hot here or something. Anyway that's what you get for natural tech free agriculture.
SteveDrop
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Jun 21, 2018
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halfbellstateYour tomatoes are probably suffering from pollination problems, or too much nitrogen.
If they are growing flowers, those seeds are good. It's your soil or environment that is causing problems.
If they are growing flowers, those seeds are good. It's your soil or environment that is causing problems.
Wolverines
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Jun 21, 2018
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SteveDropI'd bet on a pollination problem this year. Thanks to the several arctic blasts this spring, there is a distinct lack of insects. I've noticed there are very few bees, ladybugs, stink bugs, and mosquitoes. I'm sure there's many other bugs that got killed off in massive numbers as well.
GeneralStrike
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Sep 25, 2018
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halfbellstateYes, they're crap. Germination rates are extremely poor.
SteveDrop
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Dec 11, 2018
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GeneralStrikeHe didn't have germination problems. Please learn how to read.
GeneralStrike
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Dec 11, 2018
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SteveDropMy response was to halfbellstate, who posted:
"For example I can't seem to get a single peppermint seed to germinate."
Sounds like a germination problem to me!
Before you post directions on how to read, you should make sure you're up to speed yourself - who I was responding to is quite clear in my post (it's in a little lozenge or cartouche at the start of my post), and you come off both stupid and needlessly rude.
GeneralStrike
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Dec 17, 2018
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And yet I'm by no means the only person reporting that germination rates are poor. Clearly someone forgot to inform my allotment that I have no gardening experience!
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