RE:

I did a little experimentation with this in the off season.  I had pretty
much equal success in germination time with the peat pots and the baggies.
Problem with the baggies was I broke off a couple of the little roots that
came out of the seeds as I transplanted them into pots.  Given that I'm too
clumsy to transplant little seeds with roots hanging out of them I'm staying
with the pots.  However I will plant one in a plastic pot and two in peat
pots and try to see if there is any noticable difference in how they adapt
to being transplanted out.  I don't use direct start as my planting site has
no power for warming cables and the soil is still very cool.
Chris Michalec 
Covington, WA 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Steve Thorson [SMTP:pumpkinpiper@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, April 15, 1999 1:06 PM
> To:	pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject:	Re: 
> 
> This is kind of the way I do it, and I have had "great" success doing 
> this way. I plant in peat pots and put them on top of my grow lights  
> in my grow plant rack. The heat is bottom heat and remains a constant 
> 85 degrees. I generally have my seeds sprout w/i 4 days. I'm not into 
> the baggie method, I figure the less I have to touch them the 
> better.Pumpkinpiper
> 
> 
> >From: "The Pumpkin Master" <thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:57:26 PDT
> >
> >   I hear all of you germinating seeds in zip lock baggies.  I just 
> >put my seeds into a peat pot and put a lamp with a 60 watt bulb above 
> >it.  Is my method not as good, is there any real advantage to 
> >starting in a damp zip lock baggie over just in the peat pot?
> >
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