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Tom Alonzo

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Expertise

I have been growing plants from seeds for at least 20 years. I have grown literally hundreds of different kinds of vegetables, trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, tropicals, some cacti, water plants, iris, rose, lilies, cannas, etc. I enjoy starting from seed.

Experience in the area

I've been growing my own seeds for 20 years with indoor propagation equipment I built myself. I am also an Allexperts volunteer on the perennial forum. I have completed the Master Gardener course through the Kansas State University Extension. I have experience with a wide variety of seeds and I have also read through Norm Deno's books on seed germination.

What do you like about this subject?

I get a big kick out of watching something come to life. Emerge seedlings give me a big thrill to see Nature at work.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I hope I never stop learning and that there will always be a new adventure for me around the corner.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Growing from seed is only as diffiult as your understanding or lack of understanding at how a seed works.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

GMO seeds. I'm totally anti-GMO.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
RUSS WATERS	11/16/09	10	10	10	10	thank you tom i am very happy .....
carl	11/12/09	10	10	10	10	Just the info I was looking for!! .....
Mark	11/07/09	10	10	10	10	Hi Tom, Many thanks for your speedy .....
Kerry	10/27/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks!
Judith	10/26/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks Tom for your speedy response! Here .....

Recent Answers from Tom Alonzo

2009-11-17 Growing flowers from seeds:

Hi Tom, Thanx for your question. 1. When watering, make sure your pots drain freely and do not sit for extended periods in water. Water only when the soil begins to dry out on the surface. Make sure

2009-11-16 Legality Of Selling Plants Grown From Seed:

Hi Daniel, Thanx for your question. Some states regulate selling plants and some do not. Anytime you start selling something on a regular basis or in a large quantity, the government is going to want

2009-11-14 bismarck seeds:

Hi Russ, Thanx for the additional information. I have previously answered this question several times so I pulled a previous answer from the archives by using the Search engine for this site. Here's

2009-11-10 PACHYSANDRA KNOTTING:

Hi Bill, Thanx for your question. I have never heard of the overhand knot method so I don't really have an opinion on it. I swear, I learn more on this website and I love it! Here's a website from

2009-11-09 seed starting in less light:

Hi Carl, Thanx for the clarification. Oddly enough, seedlings that eventually grow into shade-loving or shade-tolerating plants, will grow stronger and quicker if exposed to 8-12 hours of light such

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