Tweet
Hi Folks,
As soon as the seeds germinate do I move to a cool propagator?
As soon as the seeds germinate do I move to a cool propagator?
-
-
I open the vent for a few days, then pot up when large enough to handle.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
-----------------------------------------------------------
KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............
-
As I understand it, once they are "up" they need light more than heat, so I move mine to an unheated propagator on a sunny windowsill, making sure that they don't get too cold over night.There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't.Comment
-
Cheers
DannyComment
-
I usually hatch the seeds in a heated propagator with the lid off then leave them in there until they have their proper leaves before moving out but then again I have three propagators on the go.Comment
-
Cheers
DannyComment
-
Windowsills can get cold at night if it's cold outside. I just move them off the windowsill and into the room. If in doubt and you have a max/min thermometer try leaving that on the windowsill for 24hrs and see what the readings are.Originally posted by broadway View PostThere are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't.Comment
-
Originally posted by HotStuff View Post
Thanks HS,
Nothing worse then getting them going then freezing the poor little bu*****?Cheers
DannyComment
-
Vents open or lids off in the day. Lids on at night.
Problem in spring is chill at night and baking them off when the sun comes out in the day.
Aim for consistency. most between 8-20 c
I move them out as soon as I have achieved as much germination as is likely.Comment
-
Thanks Paulottie,
Is it fair to say its a juggling act?Cheers
DannyComment
-
Broadway
mimics warm soil with plenty of light stops the seedlings getting (sweaty) just my thought if the propagator gets like a turkish bath because the moisture has nowhere to go will this cause damping off the same as watering seedlings from the top, or there again I would probably wake up at two in the morning and think damn I forgot to put the lid back on or even worse be ten miles away from home and remember I hadn't taken the lids off.Last edited by PAULW; 05-03-2010, 10:10 PM.Comment
-
Thanks PaulCheers
DannyComment
-
Heat causes top growth and if not matched by light, will cause legginess.Last edited by BFG; 06-03-2010, 10:41 AM.Comment
-
I may be going senile, but I have read through the posts on this thread three times and I can't see anywhere what seeds are we talking about. I could assume from the comments that it is either tomatoes or peppers. At present mine are kept in the propagator with the lid on unless it is a warm day in which case I remove the lid for a couple of hours. I would however point out that the unit is a large one 3' by 3' by 18" high which does make a difference. At the moment the temp is set at 20deg.
IanComment
-
Morning Ian,Originally posted by gojiberry View Post
I was indeed talking about tom's, cuc's, and peppers/chilli's although I assume the initial question stands for any seed?Cheers
DannyComment
Comment