Getting cold feet about cold treatment - Page 2

tnkrer · April 2, 2014

Man those T8 bulbs heat things up. Right now its 72 under the bulbs. (the soil is about 3 inches below the fixture and before I turned on the lights, it was 57 . Will see if removing Styrofoam makes the temperature more acceptable. I think I read that for cold treatment, I should keep it under 60 all the time.

chalstonsc, the seedlings are 4 ft off the ground on a wooden shelf. And I think once I figure out how to cool things down when lights are on, garage is going to work just fine.

Stvrob · April 5, 2014

Time to break out the oscillating fan! That will help them grow fat and strong.

tnkrer · April 13, 2014

So the seedlings are getting cold treatment for a week now. The temperatures ranged between 50 and 65 during this week. The upcoming week, I think they will range between 60 and 75, since its going to be warmer outside. They also went out in sun for an hour. Outside temp was about 65 at that time. Some fungus is growing on the grow media. Don't yet know how to manage that. How do they look for a week of potted-ness? Would they be ready to be planted out in 4 weeks? (I am guessing not). They are couple inches tall at this point.

chalstonsc · April 13, 2014

Looking pretty good to me for a week. Can't comment on the fungus. Maybe sun will kill it. Have you "hardened" the plants,i.e. exposed them gradullay to increasing amounts of sun? Don't worry about the size with four weeks to go. They grow fast in warmer weather

tnkrer · April 25, 2014

Cold treatment certainly has not hurt the plants. Update in this thread.

April 2, 2014	#16
tnkrer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: MA 6a/b Posts: 352	Man those T8 bulbs heat things up. Right now its 72 under the bulbs. (the soil is about 3 inches below the fixture and before I turned on the lights, it was 57 . Will see if removing Styrofoam makes the temperature more acceptable. I think I read that for cold treatment, I should keep it under 60 all the time. chalstonsc, the seedlings are 4 ft off the ground on a wooden shelf. And I think once I figure out how to cool things down when lights are on, garage is going to work just fine.

April 5, 2014	#17
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	Time to break out the oscillating fan! That will help them grow fat and strong.

April 13, 2014	#18
tnkrer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: MA 6a/b Posts: 352	So the seedlings are getting cold treatment for a week now. The temperatures ranged between 50 and 65 during this week. The upcoming week, I think they will range between 60 and 75, since its going to be warmer outside. They also went out in sun for an hour. Outside temp was about 65 at that time. Some fungus is growing on the grow media. Don't yet know how to manage that. How do they look for a week of potted-ness? Would they be ready to be planted out in 4 weeks? (I am guessing not). They are couple inches tall at this point.

April 13, 2014	#19
chalstonsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: sc Posts: 339	Looking pretty good to me for a week. Can't comment on the fungus. Maybe sun will kill it. Have you "hardened" the plants,i.e. exposed them gradullay to increasing amounts of sun? Don't worry about the size with four weeks to go. They grow fast in warmer weather

April 25, 2014	#20
tnkrer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: MA 6a/b Posts: 352	Cold treatment certainly has not hurt the plants. Update in this thread.