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Re: Frozen seed

Dear Karen,

It really depends on the specific seeds you are sowing.  Some need 40, some
70, and some a 'cycle' (3 months) of each, and in a specific order.  These
'cycles' represent Summer and Winter seasons, hence the idea behind the 3
month times.  Also: The above is assumng you are not trying to grow
'tropical' seeds....if you were, it would probably *never* be a 40 degree
cycle.

We usually use the refrigerator as our 'personal weather pattern', (as
compared to the outdoors) because it's always 40 degrees.  When space is a
problem, and the seeds large enough, we just place them in moist paper
towels, inside folded over plastic produce (like you get veggies in from
the grocery store) bags.  They then take up virtually no space and are easy
to view (to tell if germination has occured).  It also makes them easy to
handle for 'cycling' from warm to cold or vice versa.

Bill & Harvey
SKID  zone 6  CT  USA

>Thanks to Loren and Bob for removing my fear of frozen seeds.  I moved the
>flats from the north side of the house to the south, yesterday, ( the ice
>still hasn't gave way from on top of the plastic bags and I don't want to rip
>it off for fear of ruining the bag..)  In addition I have taken note of the
>possibilty of broasting them should to get too warm.  I just wanted them to
>get a little sun ...seems more natural.  Now one last question....All the
>packages said that they should receive this artic blast for 3 weeks.  Must of
>you say 40/70.  Which is it?
>Apologies for the inexperience.
>
>Karen
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