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RE: Lights! the rest of the story

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This has got to be the most creative way and places I've ever heard of to
start seeds.  Kudos to you, Cate, for being so creative and resourceful!

Tristan Gutknecht
Renton, WA

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From: mary slater [m*@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 2:08 PM
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We have animals so I can't just start my seeds anywhere.  The cats would 
love to get their paws in all that loose soil. I start them in the bathroom 
and in the walk-in closet where its warm, then transfer them to the cooler 
basement. I don't have any way to hang the florescents so I prop them up on 
canned vegetable cans and later move to spaghetti or larger cans.  Sometimes

I need to put a board under the cans for the proper spacing of the 
vegetables from the lights. I leave the food in the cans for weight so they 
don't tip over.

I also spray them every other day with dilute chamomile tea to avoid damping

off.

Cate Slater
Mid-Missouri
Zone 5


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>I agree with Ron Souliere's previous comments about keeping plants from
>getting spindly.  I use the same methods and have very few problems with
>spindly seedlings.
>One other thing I do is to leave the lights on at least 18 hours per day.
>  Seedlings can actually absorb light 24 hours per day for up to six weeks
>straight before the chlorophyl processing mechanim breaks down.  I have
>given the seedlings 24 hours of light with no problem.
>My seed starter setup consists of hanging shoplight fixtures and either
>cool white or warm white bulbs (whichever are on sale).  The trays rest
>on formica sink cutouts leftover from house construction.  The formica is
>screwed onto an old, rather large, fish tank stand my landlord was
>throwing out.
>No need to get too fancy  - the seedlings don't know the difference!
>
>jrc1 in zone 4a, MN
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