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07-01-2004, 01:43 AM

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"Mark Allison" nomail@please writes:
|
| My question is, on the packets of most of these seeds, it says sow
| December - March. I have a 12x8 greenhouse, but it's unheated. I do
have a
| small electric propagator - should I sow them in there (if they'll
fit). Not
| sure what to do. I could sow them on the window sill but I don't
want them
| to get too leggy.
|
| Ideas? I fancy sowing them this week.

Far too early. Don't even think of sowing seeds for a month yet,
and possibly even longer for warm-climate plants. The problem
isn't the temperature - it is the light, almost total lack of.
Subtropicals etc. are adapted to growing fast once they start, and
will not do well if kept warm and half-dark.

You can get away with the hardiest of plants because they are
adapted to growing slowly - so you plant them outside and they will
do that. But it won't work for warm-climate plants.

I have a redundant sunbed in the attic. Could the light problem be overcome,
if I was to rig that up and bypass the automatic time control?

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AnneJ
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