Re: seedling question

In a message dated 5/12/02 6:19:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time, melauter@earthlink.net writes:


I think the minimum night temps for
setting seedlings out is 45, not 55.
  This sent me scurrying to my books to search for info and found all kinds of interesting statements. I did find one however, that states "In 1987 and 1988, researchers at Clemson University in Clemson South Carolina, tortured tomato seedlings by chilling them (at 35 degrees F) for up to 18 hours a day for two weeks before transplanting. Earliness, productivity and quality were unaffected" Guess I was off on that one.
  What does seem to be very important before transplanting is getting the plants accustomed to the wind they will face once transplanted by tickling the plants or by blowing softly on them so the outer layers of the stems become thicker. Apparently this not only protects the plants against the wind, but also helps protect against certain pathogens.
Jim K
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