Bad Luck with Jiffy Mix or Sandhill Preservation?

[carolyn137]

A couple of years ago a lot of rfolks were complaining about Jiffy Mix and someone contacted the company but I don't remember what the conclusion was.

I've always used Jiffy Mix or Pro Mix or Fafard for seed starting with no problems. And many of you know that I have a large seed collection and many of them are older seeds now. And from time to time I have to wake up some of that old seed and to date have never had problems doing that with Jiffy Mix. I've used the one without micronutrients and never use a dome and never a heat mat; just gentle bottom heat either in my farmer frind Charlie's seed greenhouse where the concrete benches are warmed from below by circulating warm water or here at home where I put the seed pans on top of a lighted fixture on a plant stand.

As for Sandhill, perhaps many of you don't know it, but Glenn sells no seeds that are more than two years old. And there's no one else who can make that claim. Actually it amazes me that he can do that.

With over 400 varieties listed do you realize how many plants have to go out each year just for new seed stock?