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Ask the Expert FAQs: Seed Starting and Propagation

Click on the questions below for more details and for the response from our experts. All questions are from Maine home gardeners like you!

Questions are listed in chronological order with the most recent submissions at the top. To view all of the FAQs in this category, go to Seed Starting and Propagation.

  • 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?

  • How do I keep seeds started indoors in seed trays alive?

  • Should I plant a lawn in the fall?

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