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Eddyz@efirehose.net

Curiousity has taken over.
Do you warm the dirt you set your seeds into, or is it just at room temp.????
Eddy

4/30/2005 4:23:33 PM

Lloydminster/AB

Warm dirt. Nearly perfect germination rate since I started warming my dirt first. By the way, the 1097 is up. Now if the snow would melt, I could put it in the patch. (It's okay the greenhouse is up and it is warm! LOL!) Thanks again Eddy

4/30/2005 4:33:48 PM

Butler, Ohio

Warmed mine this time to see if it speeds up germination.

4/30/2005 6:04:42 PM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Eddy, I warm mine also. Have for the last couple years.

Phil

4/30/2005 7:04:42 PM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

I use room temperature, profesional planting mix. I soak it with warm water (warm to the touch). Then keep the air temp around 80F. It worked great this year. I started mine on April 22nd and some now have 2 true leaves(8 days).

5/1/2005 10:39:23 PM

I use a seedling heat mat thing . . . keeps it around 80 degrees.

5/1/2005 11:05:43 PM

Utah

can you warm up dirt in the microwave oven ?

5/2/2005 1:04:15 PM

Edmonton, Canada

I would be careful about warming in the microwave. You could nuke some of the helpful organisms. The oven may be a better idea.

5/2/2005 1:27:05 PM

Atlanta, Georgia

Just a comment here that I agree with warming up the dirt but I am only doing it about an hour before putting the seed into it because I don't want to promote any rot or disease from the warm temps too soon.
We'll see!
Michel

5/5/2005 6:07:42 AM