Re: Germination/Deadly Chemicals
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Germination/Deadly Chemicals
- From: P*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 00:06:18 EST
Joe,
I generally don't have trouble germinating seeds, however, I did have
trouble with 567's last year....they are getting a little old now. I file the
edges,soak the seeds for an hour or so and then plant them in a light weight,
sterilized, seed starting mix in plastic 4 inch pots. I put them in a small
seed starting chamber I made out of a very large styrofoam cooler with bottom
heat. I have a dummy pot with soil in it with a thermometer in it to monitor
soil temps. I keep the soil at 85 to 90 degrees. I use a plastic pot because I
don't prefer to plant a whole peat pot and the little roots don't get damaged
when I remove the pot.....they just slide out of the plastic. I generally
transplant out as soon as I see the soil in the pot cracking or when the
seedling is just breaking the surface....no transplant shock or hardening off
to do.....it is almost like direct seeding, without monkeying around with
spring soil. I would like to hear more about the specifics on the gibberellic
acid technique of germinating old tough to sprout seeds.
Wayne
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