Re: Need some help
- Subject: Re: Need some help
- From: &* R* <j*@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:48:53 -0400
Sounds like you are watering too much. When my seeds go in pots, I
wanter them with 1 oz of water and thats it until the break dirt which
is 3-5 days.
The hot/cold fluctuation may hurt too. Are you filing and soaking?
Check out this tutorial:
http://gvgo.ca/articles/rivington_germ_tut01.html
Good luck.
Jordan
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:21 PM, <LiAneBell@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am having some problems starting my pumpkins. I have a green house so they
> are protected and warm. How long should the seeds take to germinate? Last year
> I planted 15 seeds and got one plant. This year I haven't gotten one plant in
> 4 weeks.
> I plant the seeds in a peat pot with potting soil and water them once a day,
> some times twice if the pot looks and feels dry. The green house doesn't
> freeze but it will get down to 40 and up to 90 durring the day (depending on the
> day). The soil's pH and nutrients are in the norm for pumkins.
> What am I doing wrong?
> Thanks,
> LiAne
>
>
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