RE: HELP!
Thank you Cliff! I've put a heating pad on Medium High under them and as
soon as the pots start feeling warmer, guess I'll turn it down to low. Found
a couple of books in the local bookstore, so reading them NOW. (Dah, guess I
should have done that first, but bought one from Amazon.com and it wasn't
that informative, so monitored this list.)
When you say, "The pots go right on this with a thin piece of plastic all
around the pots to hold heat in." Do you mean like "cellophane wrap" that I
use to cover my leftovers in the refg or do you mean like a plastic trash
bag type plastic?
Also, can I use a regular human thermometer? Or do I need to go buy a
special plant thermometer?
Amelia
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
Of Cliff Warren
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 2:18 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: HELP!
Well, I'm no expert but I was 9 for 9 this year, and 100% last year as
well...
You've got to get the heat to the seed. I would think that your heat source
would need to be underneath and around your pots. If you have a thermometer
stick it right in the pot and see what it is.
What I use is a "heating pad" that can be plugged into an outlet. The pots
go
right on this with a thin piece of plastic all around the pots to hold heat
in.
Also, one suggestion that most experts give is that your soil should be
moist
but not wet.
At this point, you might want to carefully pull back the soil around a seed
and
very tenderly see what is going on. I think if you get some heat in there
they'll
still come up.
This process is somewhat of an "art", as opposed to a science (at least for
us
who don't really know all the science). If nothing comes up in 3 to 5 days,
something is likely wrong. Keep at it, practice, and by all means get that
soil
temperature up!
Regards, Cliff
>From: "Amelia Painter" <amelia@fostoriatradingpost.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
>To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
>Subject: HELP!
>Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 13:41:01 -0500
>
>Newbie from Iowa here:
>
>9 days ago I filed 6 seeds, soaked them in a weak solution of Miracle Grow
>for 5 hours, then planted them in peat pots with planting mix. They have
>been under a lamp (single 60 watt bulb) for 9 days now and still NOTHING.
>
>Do I start all over, I have 6 more seeds. They aren't as potentially good
>as
>the first six (according to what I have read), but it seems to me I should
>see some action by now.
>
>All assistance appreciated!
>Amelia in Fostoria, Iowa
>
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