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Member: Meredith79
Journal: Seed Starting 2008
Category: A1) Planted
Status: Seed Started 09

Milestones

On Feb 22, 2009, "Started Indoors" occurred.

11 days later, on Mar 5, 2009, "Some Germination" occured.

3 days later, on Mar 8, 2009, "Some Germination" occured.

5 days later, on Mar 13, 2009, "Germination" occured.

73 days later, on May 25, 2009, "Planted" occured.

Initial Notes:

Plantfile: Hyperlink

Sow @ 65 to 70ºF , 30-120d

Entries and Updates

Mar 30, 2008

Link to Last Years Seed Starting Info - Started Seeds March 30, 2008 - TOO LATE START EARLIER
http://davesgarden.com/community/journals/viewentry/192340/

Feb 22, 2009

Started a flat of 72 cells, Shayla sprinkled lots of seeds and I mixed them lightly into the top layer of mix and firmed down.
Placed flat in finished basement - average temps. are between 60 and 70 degrees F.

Mar 2, 2009

Moved one pack to heat mat upstairs.
Moved one pack to upstairs.
(The temperature difference upstairs is between 5 & 10 degrees warmer than downstairs where the rest of the packs are.)

Mar 5, 2009

Out of the two packs I moved upstairs - the one on the heat mat has a good amount of germination - 12 sprouts.The one not on the heat mat has 1 sprout. The packs still at slightly cooler temps. downstairs have 3 sprouts- that is out of 10 packs. This shows me that starting these seeds on a heat mat is definitely beneficial to quicker germination. I will be putting the entire flat on the heat mat.

Mar 8, 2009

This is a picture of the ones that germinated on the heat mat. Now that I have the rest of the flat on the heat mat there is about 30% germination beginning.

Mar 11, 2009

Good germination now, with use of the heat mat.

Mar 13, 2009

Pretty much all the cells in the flat on the heat mat have some germination in them. About 3 still have none. I have the dome off to begin weaning them from the high humidity it provides.

Mar 13, 2009

Put the dome back on for overnight. Watered the cells that have not germinated with warm water

Mar 19, 2009

Got them to having no dome. Tonight I took away the heat mat, for the first time.

Mar 21, 2009

I transplanted excess seedlings to cells with little to no germination in them. All cells have about 5 seedlings in them.

Mar 21, 2009

May 1, 2009

These are ready to plant out, but I don't have a spot for them yet. Plus it is still early here, our last frost - safe date is Memorial Day Weekend. Although it has been so warm that I am tempted to do it soon.

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