Re: Adventures in seed sowing

Interesting. I wonder where I've been all this time? Anyway, since mine are under mist, peat pots are sufficient... when I can find them.

On Sunday, August 1, 2004, at 12:19 PM, Kitty wrote:

APS (Accelerated Propagation System) units are those styrofoam sets with
usually 24 to 40 cells. They include a water resevoir and capillary
matting.

I use the peat pots occasionally for seed that indicate they don't like
their roots disturbed. APS cells are somewhat shallow and if you're not
careful the roots grab hold of the capillary matting.

Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 4:36 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Adventures in seed sowing


What's "APS units"?

On Saturday, July 31, 2004, at 09:16 PM, Kitty wrote:

I've used both the pots and the buttons - things I got from markdown
bins.
Either is ok, but I usually prefer to use the APS units.

Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 2:21 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Adventures in seed sowing


A friend sent seeds of the allspice tree [Pimenta dioica] and I
recently saved seeds from a papaya [Carica papaya "Caribbean Red"],
and
since both are tropicals--and tropicals have notoriously short-lived
seeds--I decided to sow them today.

At the beginning of last season [that means when the northerners began
to arrive in late October 2003] I purchased one of those six packs of
10-compartment peat pots at Home Depot. Two weeks ago, I used the last
one to sow "Emperor" lychee seeds.

Today, when I went fetching for more peat pots I drew a blank at all
garden departments and stores and plant nurseries within a 30-mile
radius. Finally had to settle for those compressed pots, those buttons
that are about the size of a poker chip. I wasn't forced to buy one of
those "seedling greenhouse" kits, thankfully; found a nursery that
more-or-less sells the compressed pots by handful--7.5 cents each.

But, anyway, now I remember why I prefer the peat pots. These buttons
are really time-consuming to get ready to use. Guess I'll buy three or
four of those peat-pot six packs next October.


Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4
Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]

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