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Re: Seed sowing techniques......

Date:Fri, 17 May 1996 21:38:18 -0400
    From: "Norman Singer, Sandisfield Ma Zone 5 NARGS" <NSBARGS@AOL.COM>



How do i keep my seed pots moist when ther is no rain? I spray them. As
to
damping off , we seem not to have that problem. Is it not caused by a
virus?
It hasnt reached Sandisfield. Do not give it directions.

We do not put the seed pots in baggies but everything is kept outside
from
the first sowings  on. The pots are in trays covered by the same
latticed
trays which allow rain, snow sun to get through and at the same time
protecte
from the elements.

I was asked if my 65 % germination rate was of pots or of seeds sown. It
is
of the number of pots, I would go mad doing the arithemetic for counting
the
number of seeds.
a question also came as to which of a postings 9 kinds of sand should be
used
in the mixture? That is what we learned was "misplaced concreteness". My
whole point in outling my procedure was to emphasize that one should
relax
about the mixture and not be rigid about a / the method. 50%
jiffy,50%coarse
sand, some osmocote and let it ride. So far, including germinations from
last
years pots, over 1400 pots have germinated. Of course some will go back
and
will be returned to their protective trays and given another chance for
this
year and next.

Androsaces, hulseas, dicentra peregrina get extra grit but these have no
been
successes in any case.   Be happy when sowing.

Norman Singer


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