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Expert Profile: Tom Alonzo

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.
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.

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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.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject GMO seeds. I'm totally anti-GMO.

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.

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Thanks for your reply. I did research the product you recomended, however it was nearly $40. I think I'll just buy a new "Ellen." :-)
(Cynthia on 09/04/08)

Thanks so much, Tom. We're excited about these nice fruits and I'll get the pits into the pots by Sept. 15 and follow your directions. I have ra
(Kathy on 09/02/08)

Hi! Thank you very much! I'll try what you suggest. Now it's getting colder, but I'll put them indoior well before the frosty nights comes. I'm
(Gunnar on 09/02/08)

Hi Tom -- Thanks very much for that reply - I'll change the way I keep them and see if that helps thanks again Malcolm
(Malcolm on 08/26/08)

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Recent Answers from Tom Alonzo

2008-09-03 leaves on rose plants and basil turning blak: Hi Anu, Thanx for your question. I believe you are watering your plants too much. In the case of the basil, it may have root rot now. Stop watering now and allow the soil to dry out somewhat. It should...

2008-09-03 wisteria seed pods: Hi Grace, Thanx for the followup. Unfortunately, wisteria grown from seed will not bloom for up to 15 or more years. Kind of like planting a pecan from seed. The tree will probably not bear for 10-15...

2008-09-03 wisteria pods: Hi Eleanor, Thanx for your question. Leave the seed pods of the wisteria on the plant until they dry up and start to crack open. Take a look at them every day so they don't fall open and drop the seed...

2008-09-02 mushrooms and dead rose bushes: Hi Julie, Thanx for your question. Mushrooms are seeded by spores that travel through the air. Anytime it has been wet and humid, mushrooms start springing up everywhere. Decaying roots can be a propagation...

2008-09-02 lillie zantedecshia: Hi Julia, Thanx for your question. The seeds from zantedeschia look like peas. After the seed pod ripens and dries, you can remove the individual seeds and plant them 1/2 in deep in a pot. They will...

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