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Zones & Web Sites

At 12:00 AM 1/31/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Date:    Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:09:24 -0800
>From:    Dot Geib <jeweller@CYBERSTORE.CA>
>Subject: Zones & Web Sites
>
>Thanks everyone for your help.  I visited the Virtual Garden site and so far
>I think I'm closer to USDA Zone 8.  Seems strange but my area, Pitt Meadows,
>always has the hottest temps of all the surrounding areas but a few degrees.
>I really don't know if that helps for estimating when my last frost date is
>but from what I've read so far I think I should be started my tomatoe and
>pepper seeds indoors as soon as next week.  Could I start green bunching
>onions indoors?  For starting seeds indoors, is it more important to have
>bottom heat for the roots than sunlight, could I use a heating pad?  I plan
>to set up some grow lights set up as we haven't been getting very much sun
>around here lately (except for today).

Dot,
Finding out what zone you're in has nothing to do with the frost-free dates,
all it indicates is how cold it gets in an area.  On my web site (see url in
signature line) I have an article that explains all that.  There's also an
article on "Successful Seed Starting" that might be of help.  BTW, heating
pads can be dangerous to use for heating seedlings because (1) they get too
hot and (2) they're not intended for continuous use under wet conditions,
and there's a significant fire risk.  Hope this helps.
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