Alternative seed starting method

Douglas14 · January 27, 2008

I don't know if something similar to this has been posted here in the past. This is a seed starting method I use for competition giant pumpkin seeds, which can be tricky to germinate. I think I'll try it with tomato and pepper seeds this year.
I take a fairly large insulated cooler...like you might take on a picnic...the one I use is about 1.5 ft. X 2.5 ft. I fill a one gallon plastic milk jug with hot tap water, and put it in the cooler with my newly planted seeds, in their pots. The inside temp. stays around 85-90 degrees F. I put new hot water in the jug every 7-8 hours, or so, to keep it nice and warm inside the cooler. Just a suggestion that some of you may want to try.......Doug.

January 27, 2008	#1
Douglas14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 602	Alternative seed starting method I don't know if something similar to this has been posted here in the past. This is a seed starting method I use for competition giant pumpkin seeds, which can be tricky to germinate. I think I'll try it with tomato and pepper seeds this year. I take a fairly large insulated cooler...like you might take on a picnic...the one I use is about 1.5 ft. X 2.5 ft. I fill a one gallon plastic milk jug with hot tap water, and put it in the cooler with my newly planted seeds, in their pots. The inside temp. stays around 85-90 degrees F. I put new hot water in the jug every 7-8 hours, or so, to keep it nice and warm inside the cooler. Just a suggestion that some of you may want to try.......Doug.