That mat does look the ticket , less chance of broken circuit , fancy controller too @DougDawson : )
Reptile people love their pets as much as we love our plants , so always good / reliable quality in general
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Yeah, the controller does work well, just got to make sure you have the sensor in the right place for good control. I like that it will control 2 mats and has a wifi connection. Now to be honest Inkbird did give me the controller and last week gave me the heat mat so I have not tried it yet but it looks like a better design than the ones I have already. Just want to be up front. I would not say I liked them if I didn’t but since they were given to me for free I want to disclose that. Not shilling for them but have never found an Inkbird product that did not work well for me.
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What’s the min and max wattage on that controller @DougDawson
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Took 18 posts for some sanity to show up.
Thank you.
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Doesn’t show a min but max is 250 watts per plug. This is the unit here.
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Fancy indeed : ) I’m totally non wifi in my grows , not great at all this hi tech lol
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LOL, so that’s 2 votes for not germinating outside the final media. Can’t agree that germinating in other ways shows a lack of sanity but can’t argue that straight into dirt is a good thing. Just not my method.
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I get that, defiantly not a necessity. I do like some of the features that go with it though such as data logging.
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Mine has a red light that lets me know when it’s using power , and a dail to set temp , hardcore haha
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Simpler can be better, less to go wrong. Like they said above about putting seeds straight into the medium. While not my way one cannot argue that touching less is a good thing.
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Whatever they in , golden rule is not shiney wet : ) especially if scuffing
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The term KISS comes to mind… but tech is cool too.
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You should save the kelp for planting and only use the h202 for popping beans… h202 kills organic material so you’re essentially wasting the kelp
I agree but I also feel that germinating is paper towel does not complicate anything. The last 4 I germinated were done hanging in the tent vertically and even shed their helmets for the most part while in the paper towel.
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I don’t care if they float or not.
I soak all my seeds in a shotglass of water with 1ml h2o2 around ~77 F until they pop 1/8" long tail. Then they go straight into a pot.
I’ve tried soaking for 24hrs or until they sink, then paper towels and what have you. Tried all the methods really. I’ve found, letting them sit in the glass until there’s a root and then planting, to be the most effective for my environment.
Sometimes it takes a day, sometimes it takes a week, but the only seeds that didn’t pop were dead and black on the inside from the start. Every single other seed has popped and grown a plant.
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Same here. Now days I just leave em in water till they crack.
@HolyAngel
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I do the towel method always…never did the seeds in water thing…when you do the towel method it also softens the shell…I’ll wrap it in the towel and keep it in a nice warm spot and check on it after a day or 2…btw, you’ll know if they’re viable or not when it doesn’t sprout.
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I do paper towels, but I think that there isn’t a whole lot of difference between that and soaking. My seeds ARE soaking in paper towel, because I thoroughly soak it before I put seeds on/in it.
I like knowing that everything I put in soil is going to come up…without having to wait and find out by watching the seed tray.
I went straight to jiffy pucks with some Gem squash seeds while we were away for a few days. Also put cukes in the same tray. Most of the cukes have popped up, nothing from the Gems. Are they bad?..should I start more?..am I being impatient?.. LOL
I’ll be putting some in paper towel later today…and we’ll see what happens. They’re “fresh” seeds, meaning I just purchased them.
Lob
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