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Re: Germination rates



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> From: Cliff Parker <cparker@mint.net>
> To: sqft@lists.umsl.edu
> Subject: Re: Germination rates
> Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 6:31 PM
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin Shaw <crshaw@mcmail.com>
> To: sqft@lists.umsl.edu <sqft@lists.umsl.edu>
> Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 1:22 PM
> Subject: Germination rates
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> I am new to sq ft gardening but not new to gardening in general. I
> have 3 trial plots, 2 here and one in a public garden.  I have
> followed Mel's approach and planted 2-3 seeds per 'hole' at the
> recommended spacing but have suffered very poor germination rates,
> especially with carrots. The only option seems to be to plant in
> modules and transplant into the sq ft plot. I suppose the another
> thing to do would be to sow 4-5 seeds per hole but that seems to be
> defeating the object. I know its been an odd Spring in the UK but can
> anybody give advice?
> 
> Colin
> 
> Colin,
> 
 Hi Colin
	I also have had trouble getting carrots to germinate and then bugs would
eat the tiny seedlings when they did come up.  This year I made paper pots
about 1.5 inches in diameter and 5 inched deep.  I planted each pot with
two seeds and placed on heat mat under a plastic dome to retain moisture. 
I got nearly 100% germination and I planted these pots out about a couple
of weeks after germination.  I removed the paper from the bottom of the pot
and dug a flat bottomed hole and set the pots in the hole 16 per sq. ft.
and carefully filled in around the pots.  I also carefully remover the top
inch or so of the pot so that none of the paper was above ground.  If any
portion of the paper pot is above ground it tends to wick the water from
the soil in the pot.  I did this with 16 pots as an experiment.  All are
doing well and the carrots are now about a half inch in dia.
George Z.  Colusa Ca.  USA  Zone 8
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