Newbie comparison question

glypnirsgirl · March 29, 2009

i started my first two batches of seeds in the Park Seeds Company Bio-Dome on a heat mat from a Ferry Morse seed starting set. The bio-dome uses a "sponge" for seed starting. The sponge has a small hole drilled partway down. Almost all of my seeds (except the batch of Brown Berry and Aunt Ruby's German Green) germinated in the sponges with bottom heat. I used all of the sponges up and I have not received the replacement sponges from Park (and i am still starting eggplants, peppers and herbs).

So I decided to use the peat pellets that came with the Ferry Morse seed starting set. The set came without instructions, but I figured out that I had to really wet the peat pellets to get them to enlarge like on the picture. I did that, then planted seeds. i have kept them soaked, plastic lid on the set and have bottom heat --- but almost no germination. The seeds have been there for two weeks now and out of 60 peat pellets, only 3 or 4 have any signs of green. Any ideas as to what I have done wrong?

Elaine

March 29, 2009	#1
glypnirsgirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bedford TX Posts: 53	Newbie comparison question i started my first two batches of seeds in the Park Seeds Company Bio-Dome on a heat mat from a Ferry Morse seed starting set. The bio-dome uses a "sponge" for seed starting. The sponge has a small hole drilled partway down. Almost all of my seeds (except the batch of Brown Berry and Aunt Ruby's German Green) germinated in the sponges with bottom heat. I used all of the sponges up and I have not received the replacement sponges from Park (and i am still starting eggplants, peppers and herbs). So I decided to use the peat pellets that came with the Ferry Morse seed starting set. The set came without instructions, but I figured out that I had to really wet the peat pellets to get them to enlarge like on the picture. I did that, then planted seeds. i have kept them soaked, plastic lid on the set and have bottom heat --- but almost no germination. The seeds have been there for two weeks now and out of 60 peat pellets, only 3 or 4 have any signs of green. Any ideas as to what I have done wrong? Elaine