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14-01-2004, 01:43 PM

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Instant use: ok, almost instant. Grow carnations. They need 60-70
degree temperatures between Feb and April to germinate, according to
the back of the packet I just got. My propagator will be coming out
shortly...

In the days when you could buy an eclectic Blunkett in a charity shop, I
made a vast propagator by sandwiching said Blunkett between two layers
of steel sheet from the backs of old Dexion shelving and glueing the
edges and cable exit with silicone, then squeezed the edges together
with Dexion bolts and nuts through the holes along the edges. The cable
was ducted through thin hosepipe.

Then I dug a hole, planted a thick piece of expanded polystyerine sealed
into a plastic bag in it, with the 'hotplate' on top, replaced soil and
constructed a coldframe over it.

It worked for years. Then I moved.....

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