I've had germination issues with Burpee, other name brands bought locally, so I tried Baker Creek last year, was happy with them.
Some of the seeds I purchased in October germinates fine, like the melons, squash (5 varieties) and one lettuce. But the borage and the other lettuce never sprouted...
It's too hot and muggy outside to do much, so I focused my efforts today on my water gardening, aquariums.
I ordered more Kuhlis a couple months ago, but quarantined them in my shrimp tank. Now that the 29g is clean I decided it was time to move those kuhlis that had survived.
All 12 were...
I looked, and there's evidence for both myth and truth, depending on the website. Black racers and Indigo snakes are also listed as predators of Copperhead snakes.
I have chocolate loaches in my 15 gallon tank. I can't find a decent photo, so here is another picture of the Kuhlis from a year ago. I recall losing one.
I have had mixed results from my Baker Creek seeds this year. The borage and one variety of lettuce didn't germinate, even after sowing twice, BUT the Black-seeded Simpson did great, and all the squash and melons have germinated well, too.
On Sunday I did a major cleaning, 16 gallon water change on my 29g tank, a little more than 50%, but I didn't check the nitrates, they're always about 5-10ppm due to the plants. I used to dump the buckets of dirty water on my shrubs, but my gardenia is dying, and I think it's due to root rot...