Re: question time if you all don't mind

I am sorry am so late in getting into the converstion...been away from the PC.

I have tremendous success starting seeds of all kinds in the basement under gro-bulbs.  The temp in my basement stays at 50F all winter and it's just enough to retard growth and keep them from getting lanky.  (I do pinch back some if they get to vigorous).  My neighbor and I were thinkiing about doing something similar at a PTA sale this spring.  Offline, can you tell your pricing statagy?

PS I also manage a bud or two the first season on the perrenials that I start on New Years day.  (planting on New Year's Day is my own personal tradition for good luck!)  but I pinch the buds off.

Monica 
Zone 5 New Haqmpshire
> 
> From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
> Date: 2002/11/15 Fri PM 09:09:37 EST
> To: <perennials@hort.net>
> Subject: question time if you all don't mind
> 
> Since there seems to be many nursery owners and knowledgeable gardeners
> on this list... Question time if you all don't mind.
> 
> A thought was proposed at our last wild ones meeting. (non-profit native
> plant group) We use a greenhouse to start many of the plants for the
> annual sale and have always waited to start the seeds. This years
> thought was to start them now so they will be larger plants in late
> April, rather than the small to plug plants we have sold in the past.
> Some discussion of whether the plants would be too leggy by doing this.
> Another comment was the survival rate of a larger plant going out to our
> cold weather at that time of the year. We are in zone 5, IL- IN area.
> For some unknown to me reason, everyone around here wants to buy plants
> at that time of year, and most get stunted by the cold weather. (Last
> frost day is end of May here, well most years anyways)
> 
> 
> Thoughts anyone?
> 
> Donna
> IL, Zone 5
> 
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