Jonna, I tried your vermiculite method for begonias last year and was a total failure. They stayed so tiny for so long that I wasn't able to prick them out and transplant. They sprouted like crazy but most just turned yellow and withered away in the vermiculite.
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The echinacea worked great with the vermiculite. They're much bigger, faster growing seedlings and I was able to handle them.
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Karen
