Market Farming

["marcy" <marcy AT aculink.net>]

Thanks Betsy - I was afraid I'd either cooked them or froze them.  I don't
have more seed of some of the varieties, so I may just keep checking them
and replant what I can. I may even reorder seed since some were the tiny
spoon tomatoes and small pear varieties and even if I get them out late
they'll still have time to produce.  Or maybe I'll just go with Lucy's idea
and plan for the late market!
What is IIRC on the temperature?
Marcy
SE Colo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betsy Knutson" <betsy AT gobigwest.com>
To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:42 AM
Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Re:seed starting & greenhouse


>
> Marcy,
>
> If the seeds were saturated and had swollen with moisture when it got down
> to 30, they could have been damaged by ice crystal forming inside the
seeds.
> If the were on a bench where the air temp was low all around them, they
> would have been more susceptible to freezing. Seeds that are stored in the
> freezer or refrigerator have a much lower percentage of moisture,
optimally
> around 8% or less.
>
> If they got cooked (over 95 degrees IIRC) that really cuts down on the
> germination rate.
>
> If you have more seeds, I'd definitely start the next batch. I've actually
> had seeds that were old or had problems of some sort sprout as much as
three
> weeks later, so I would not toss the first ones just yet. They have had a
> set back and some may yet sprout. It probably depends on your space and
your
> time constraints, and whether or not you have more seeds of those
varieties.
>
>
> Betsy (betsy AT gobigwest.com)
>
> Southern Idaho, USDA Zone 5
>
> This isn't Burger King! You can't have it your way!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-
> > bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of marcy
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:46 PM
> > To: Market Farming
> > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re:seed starting & greenhouse
> >
> > But how about low temperatures once they might have started to
germinate -
> > they'd been in the ground about 5 days when we had the power out and
they
> > would have gotten cold that night.
> > Sounds like I had them covered okay - same as I usually do and they
would
> > have had dark at night. Inside I've always used a sheet of plastic -
saran
> > wrap type stuff to keep the soil moist, I wonder if that might have
cooked
> > them?
> > I moved them in the house with their heat mat last Tuesday after the
poly
> > blew apart and still not one tomato sprouted. All fresh seed this year.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Mattli, D.D.S." <pmattli AT cfl.rr.com>
> > To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re:seed starting & greenhouse
> >
> >
> > > Marcy,
> > > Low temp shouldn't be the probem with your seeds, because I regularly
> > store
> > > my seeds in refrigerator
> > > between growing seasons and they are always viable when planted.
> > >
>
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