Seedlings Dying?

Howdy,

Welcome to my blog about growing vegetables in containers in Dubai, the UAE and/or the Arabian Gulf region.

 I received a comment some time back that I am only getting to now unfortunately.  The comment was  "waiting for ur next post eagerly since this is a good time to start potting in dxb. i usually have an issue with my seedlings that i am hoping u can help me with. my seedlings are very weak and they dont grow more than 1-2 inches after which they die. any tips? i planted flowering plants btw."

I had and still have a similar problem in that my vegetable seeds never came up and/or the seedlings are dying off. So, I thought that perhaps some of you may be having the same problems.  Let's look at some of the possible causes of this.

Part 1 - Planting your seeds - Pots

Howdy,

Welcome to my blog about growing vegetables in containers in Dubai, the UAE and/or the Arabian Gulf region.

Today I would like to write about the way I plant my seeds.  I guess there are just as many ways of planting your seeds as there are types of seeds to plant.  What size pot and what type of soil is best?  What vegetable seeds do I plant? 

I have planted several different vegetables seeds this time.  I used different methods depending on the seeds and what I have on hand at the time.

Quick Tip #1 - Dampen your seedling potting soil.

Howdy,

Welcome to my Dubai based container vegetable gardening blog.

I will be posting something new called Quick Tips.  This blogging can be time consuming depending how long winded I get, number of images, links and/or videos I place in the blog.  Other times I do something and think I will blog about that with some more info to go along with it....... then it eventually is blogged later than it should be or forgot about it completely.  So, I hope this new format - Quick Tip -  will I be more timely information. 

So, I'll stop banging my gums and get to the tip!

Mistakes I've Made - Part 2 of 2

Howdy fellow green thumbs,

Welcome to the second installment of  Mistakes I've Made.  Their purpose is just some quick points I wanted to share sooner rather than later just in case you are thinking of starting your vegetables seed sowing soon or planning your garden at this time.  Hopefully, they will help you avoid a few hiccups along the way.  Otherwise,  if you already have a garden coming along you might be facing some of the same problems. I will be blogging about these same topics and others in more details later.

Let's talk about watering management and potting soils.  As I mentioned in the previous post I am presently watering my plants by hand - great exercise but eventually can be very time consuming.  There is a better way but it can be costly to put one into operation - or is it? 

What's your dirt?  There are several types of imported and locally made potting soils available in town - some good some not so good. What have I learned?

 So grab a cup of coffee and let's begin.