As I wrote in another thread, I am starting seed in peat pots for the
first time, out of curiosity.
I covered the trays with black plastic until the seedlings broke
through.
Now a landscape architect friend has got me thinking:
My original premise: KEEP THE SEEDS IN THE DARK was exploded when he
pointed out that under the ground they ARE in the dark.
Then I suggested that the black plastic would CONSERVE heat, esp. at
night. (Though this is a mild area (So.Calif coastal) the nights are
cooler than the day.) I used to cover seeds in the ground with black
plastic till they broke through.
He exploded that one by pointed out that clear plastic would do just
as well.
I have no arguments left.
Any advice out there?
Posted by Charlie on March 19, 2009, 10:14 pm
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:35 -0700 (PDT), higgsboson09@gmail.com
wrote:
>Interesting! I hadn't a clue about those differences in starting >requirements. >---Here's what I am starting now: >3 varieties of tomatoes >1 melons >1 carrots >---Will be starting next week: >lemon cucumbers >pickling cucumbers >Do these have different requirements?
Cukes and melons and zukes, etc., do much better when direct seeded.
Carrots....they best when direct seeded. Crikey, you are in SoCal,
right? Isn't your growing season like...forever? Mix the carrot seed
with radishes and the thinning is worked out, ie: radish harvest thins
things out.
Charlie
“I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I
done it I seen it.” -- Carl Sandburg
Posted by Charlie on March 20, 2009, 5:54 pm
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:35 -0700 (PDT), higgsboson09@gmail.com
wrote:
I apologize for my rude behavior and remarks. No excuse, other than I
am often a dick, despite my best intentions.
Care
Charlie
Posted by Jon Danniken on March 23, 2009, 4:19 pm
> As I wrote in another thread, I am starting seed in peat pots for the > first time, out of curiosity. > I covered the trays with black plastic until the seedlings broke > through. > Now a landscape architect friend has got me thinking: > My original premise: KEEP THE SEEDS IN THE DARK was exploded when he > pointed out that under the ground they ARE in the dark. > Then I suggested that the black plastic would CONSERVE heat, esp. at > night. (Though this is a mild area (So.Calif coastal) the nights are > cooler than the day.) I used to cover seeds in the ground with black > plastic till they broke through. > He exploded that one by pointed out that clear plastic would do just > as well.
A friend of mine uses black plastic on his garden, with small circles cut
out where the plants pop up. The main goal is to keep weeds from growing,
and it works a treat.
Jon
Posted by Billy on March 23, 2009, 8:26 pm
> > As I wrote in another thread, I am starting seed in peat pots for the > > first time, out of curiosity. > > > > I covered the trays with black plastic until the seedlings broke > > through. > > > > Now a landscape architect friend has got me thinking: > > > > My original premise: KEEP THE SEEDS IN THE DARK was exploded when he > > pointed out that under the ground they ARE in the dark. > > > > Then I suggested that the black plastic would CONSERVE heat, esp. at > > night. (Though this is a mild area (So.Calif coastal) the nights are > > cooler than the day.) I used to cover seeds in the ground with black > > plastic till they broke through. > > > > He exploded that one by pointed out that clear plastic would do just > > as well. > > A friend of mine uses black plastic on his garden, with small circles cut > out where the plants pop up. The main goal is to keep weeds from growing, > and it works a treat. > > Jon
Tried that last year and was unhappy that I couldn't spot water, and
when the plant touched the plastic, it got fried. Clear plastic
generates higher temps than does black plastic.
- Billy
"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is
now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of
conception until death." - Rachel Carson
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>requirements.
>---Here's what I am starting now:
>3 varieties of tomatoes
>1 melons
>1 carrots
>---Will be starting next week:
>lemon cucumbers
>pickling cucumbers
>Do these have different requirements?