[pbs] storing SA Amaryllid seed
J.E. Shields
jshields at indy.net
Wed Jul 1 16:53:22 EDT 2009
Justin and all,
Bill has the right idea. Start the seeds indoors in an air-conditioned
house. A fridge is over-kill. Start the seeds at around 20-22 C / 68-70
F. I have shelves in my basement and fluorescent lights on timers above
the shelves.
Jim Shields
At 04:36 PM 7/1/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>Justin The frige is a good idea but why replace the door? why not use
>a low heat fluor grow lamp? The amount of cool you'd loose from
>braking the seal would be minimal compared to the loss from plexiglas
>Put the lamp on a timer place it on the top shelf, seedlings on the
>shelf below. turn the fridge to a warm temp that's cool but not in the
>30's. Should get you through summer and you'll still have a fridge to
>store forcing bulbs for spring or even a cold one for super bowl.
>
>Bill
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