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- From: karenp@sybase.com (Karen Paulsell)
- Newsgroups: rec.gardens
- Subject: Re: Help! Sprouting!
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- Date: 31 Dec 92 18:35:00 GMT
- References: <cfD9N5m00UhW01dEoR@andrew.cmu.edu>
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- In article <cfD9N5m00UhW01dEoR@andrew.cmu.edu> mf0w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michel Fougeres) writes:
- >I've been trying to sprout seeds indoors to get a head start on my garden
- >this year but I'm having no luck. Its not too warm around here, actually
- >quite cold, even inside, so *** any help on how someone should go about
- >sprouting seeds would be very greatly appreciated. ***
-
- Before I moved my water heater from the kitchen to the coooold
- basement, I sometimes started seedlings on or next to it. Before you
- try it, get a thermometer, and measure the temperatures, though, it
- could be too hot or cold.
-
- I've used the warming cables with good results. A loop of wire with
- a thermostat, and an electrical cord to plug into the outlet. You
- flatten the loop and thermostat into a seed-tray, in a bed of sand
- or whatever, and place the seed-sixpacks on top. I recall that I
- could see a jump in my electric bill when I had a couple of these
- running. So, here I am, saving money by keeping my house at 62
- degrees, and wasting it by heating up my seed trays, for a slight
- jump on the season!
-