Re: Bound roots--WHY does ANYONE wait??
I wouldn't rule out any frost from coming yet. You would be suprised how
much Wisconsin weather can fluctuate. If you don't like the weather in
Wisconsin, wait five minutes, it will change!
Gary Grunow
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nguyen, Marc" <marc.nguyen@greenheck.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 8:50 AM
Subject: RE: Bound roots--WHY does ANYONE wait??
> I am also interested if someone could reply to Matthew's post since I did
> put one plant into the ground once the cotyledons emerged from the ground.
I
> wasn't planning on to, but the were 3-4 roots already an inch out of the
> bottom of the peat pot. Was I wrong to do that? I live in Central
Wisconsin,
> and our weather is like a month ahead of schedule this year, so I think
the
> chance of frost is over for us. At night the lows have been in the 60's
and
> last night it was in the mid 40's because of a cold front coming through.
>
> This is my first year, and the emergence of the cotyledons was very
> exciting. I grew impatience the day before and started to dig out the
seeds
> in the peat pot. I saw that they were still alive and put them back. I was
> careful not to do any damage. The next day, I had one plant that had
leaves
> the size of my thumbs sticking out of the pot, totally unexpected!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HE [M*@granite.k12.ut.us]
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 8:44 AM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: re: Bound roots--WHY does ANYONE wait??
>
>
> I can't figure out why so many people suggest to put seeds in 4" peat pots
> and
> then wait for the first true leaf to come out. Why not put plants in the
> patch as
> soon as the cotyledons open up? I start my seeds in a zip-lock baggie and
> put
> them in 1 gallon milk jugs when the root starts protruding (usually day
2).
> The
> seedlings break the surface two days later and I put them outside 2 days
> after
> that. Since the tap root often reaches the bottom of the jug by the 5th
or
> 6th
> day, I can't see waiting another second. Why let roots curl around and
> start to
> bind when that tap root could be growing straight down in the patch.
Makes
> no
> sense to me at all.
> But, considering that some top growers wait a good ten days or so, what is
> the
> rationale? My plants seem plenty strong at day 5, but maybe that's
because
> the weather is warm here. IDEAS?
>
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