Re: RE: germination


The watering twice a day may have made them rot. I would put the filed seeds in their respective pots in moist soil and cover with plastic wrap to keep in the moisture and place under lights or on a heat propagation mat.
You should see them pushing soil within 5 days.
Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: Jesse Bynum <cngreen711@hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2006 12:15 pm
Subject: RE: germination

> I have my atlantic giant seeds planted in the house in peat pots 
> under a 
> grow light keeping it at 80-84 degrees F.  I water about twice a 
> day just 
> till the soil is moist and I still have nothing showing.  I 
> planted them 
> about an inch down and the point facing down.  I started them on 4-
> 13-06 
> does anybody know what I am doing wrong or if I should keep doing 
> what I am 
> doing.
> 
> Thanks
>         Jesse
> 
> 
> >From: Robert <robert@maro.net>
> >Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
> >To: pumpkins@hort.net
> >Subject: germination
> >Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:16:13 -0400
> >
> >I went to work this morning... 5am and had nothing showing.. came 
> home 
> >7pm.... long day.. but had the chambers 410 standing with 2 
> leaves open and 
> >the chambers 429 breaking ground...Not to bad for my water heater 
> >germination plan :-)
> >
> >Robert
> >
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