Re: Bound roots--WHY does ANYONE wait??
Gary,
They say the same in New England...
And I've been waiting! A heat wave in May... and I was all proud of my cold
frame!
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Grunow" <garyg@bytehead.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 8:20 PM
Subject: 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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