Giving Seedlings the Cold Treatment

Alberta · April 4, 2010

interesting thread, I start my seeds in the basement on heat mats, once germinated they go under lights for 12 hours a day, I have a thermostat in the basement and keep it cool at about 50 degrees, and normally the seedlings do fine until they are potted up then a few weeks later taken outside to acclimate them to the sun and different temps. This year, I'm not too sure what is going on, the seedlings don't look all that great, the room is cool but even though they don't have true leaves yet, I just might pot them up into different containers, 16oz. cups. Am I rambling? LOL, I think I am, so let me end now,

Alberta

veggie babe · April 5, 2010

My seedlings did not do as well this year. Everything was done the same way with the same products. Oh well, we can't control Mother Nature.

Neva

April 4, 2010	#1
Alberta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mastic, NY Posts: 212	interesting thread, I start my seeds in the basement on heat mats, once germinated they go under lights for 12 hours a day, I have a thermostat in the basement and keep it cool at about 50 degrees, and normally the seedlings do fine until they are potted up then a few weeks later taken outside to acclimate them to the sun and different temps. This year, I'm not too sure what is going on, the seedlings don't look all that great, the room is cool but even though they don't have true leaves yet, I just might pot them up into different containers, 16oz. cups. Am I rambling? LOL, I think I am, so let me end now, Alberta

April 5, 2010	#2
veggie babe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 686	My seedlings did not do as well this year. Everything was done the same way with the same products. Oh well, we can't control Mother Nature. Neva