Ask the Expert FAQs: Seed Starting and Propagation

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Should I plant wildflower seeds prior to winter or in the spring?
How do I get the Hostas that I started from seed to grow faster?
When is the best time to plant seeds for a fall crop of snow peas?
Should pepper blossoms be pinched off before transplanting into the garden?
What advice do you have for growing sunflowers to be ready for an event?
Will planting non-heirloom seeds near heirlooms affect them?
Are there native wildflower seed packages that can be sprinkled to plant that are helpful for pollinators?
I plan to propagate Winterberry. Will all new plants be the same sex as the parent plant?
How do you save seeds from squash to later plant?
Can you recommend frost dates for gardening?

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Ask the Expert FAQs: Seed Starting and Propagation

Should I plant wildflower seeds prior to winter or in the spring?

How do I get the Hostas that I started from seed to grow faster?

When is the best time to plant seeds for a fall crop of snow peas?

Should pepper blossoms be pinched off before transplanting into the garden?

What advice do you have for growing sunflowers to be ready for an event?

Will planting non-heirloom seeds near heirlooms affect them?

Are there native wildflower seed packages that can be sprinkled to plant that are helpful for pollinators?

I plan to propagate Winterberry. Will all new plants be the same sex as the parent plant?

How do you save seeds from squash to later plant?

Can you recommend frost dates for gardening?