Re: ZOO DOO BLUE

pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
> 
> After reviewing germinating techniques I suspect that I overwatered the
> seeds. How about some advice as to the amount of moisture needed for
> good germination.
> 
> ZOO
> 
> >----------
> >From:  Mills, Joe
> >Sent:  Monday, April 27, 1998 10:39 AM
> >To:    'pumpkins@mallorn.com'
> >Subject:       ZOO DOO BLUE
> >
> >Alright my friends, the Germinator I am not. Placed all my seeds (six)
> >in my cooler at 80 degrees Friday at 5:00 pm. Come in on Monday and
> >nothing is going on. I dig them up the only one that had a small root
> >coming out was Al Eatons 853 and as is usual for ZOO I proceeded to
> >accidentally knock it off when replanting it. ( Al could you find it in
> >your heart to send me a couple more. It was the largest seed I had ever
> >seen.) I used my organic soil, sterlized in the oven, to pot in. I
> >dipped them in Captan before placing them in. I filed the edges until I
> >saw a dark line that went around the seed. I did not do anything to the
> >pointed part. My 697 looks to be gumming up while the others still look
> >OK I guess. I have washed them off, redipped them in captan and placed
> >them in some regular potting type soil. They could still come up in time
> >but the seeds I gave to my kids class were about three inches tall at
> >this point all they did was to put them in a pot next to a window!. 2
> >1/2 days may not be enough time to tell whether I screwed up on these
> >some how but just don't have a good feeling here. As I have told my good
> >friend Beth Rado, "I usually kill them worrying about whether their dead
> >or not."  (Al's seed for example) There is time though to start fresh.
> >
> >The problem is that I have given away all the hot seeds I collected that
> >I was not planning to plant. Any of my friends out there that think they
> >have a good seed for ZOO DOO how about sending it my way ASAP. Canniff
> >how about that Donkers?
> >
> >Dumbarton Oaks
> >Joe Mills
> >1703 32nd St. NW
> >Washington, DC 20007
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No watering needed with this method... Use the plastic garbage bag, and
it acts like a mino greenhouse.. The mix maintains the mositure...
-- 
Lyle "Rocky" Rockwell

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