Re: Starting Seeds...
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Starting Seeds...
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 14:32:10 -0700 (PDT)
At 08:39 AM 6/30/98 -0700, Nina Beheim wrote:
>I was thinking about a "homemade" growth mat. My gardening table is a
>door that is supported by two saw horses, and it's covered with an el
>cheapo plastic table cloth (to protect the wood, and for easy cleanup).>
>Does anyone use heated mats under their seedling trays? Are you using
>purchased, or homemade contraptions (as noted above)?
>
>I'd like to hear ideas from the list, as I want to start my seeds EARLY,
>i.e. winter if possible, so that these guys are ready to roll when warm
>weather hits. (ready to roll = good sized plants with possibilities of
>blooms).
>
>Am I asking for the stars, or should I just be patient and get blooms in
>the summer/buy blooming plants from the garden center like everyone
>else... <g>
>
>Thanks,
>
>neens
>Silverdale, WA
>zone 8
Hi Neens, Spent some time in your lovely city on the sound last September
and hope to come again. I would be very leary of using wire racks and wet
pots on an electric heating blanket, it sounds like you could give yourself
quite a shock. I am using a commercial heating mat set at 70 degrees under
my seed trays and it really does speed germination. You could start your
perennial seeds in the fall if you have somewhere to keep the tiny plants
through the winter, like a cold frame or green house. Or start them now and
plant them in the ground this fall. In our zone and climate - fall planting
of perennials is the best.
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon, Zone 8b
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