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Sat, Jan 23, 10 at 18:22
| I just planted some herbs and veges from seed for the first. I planted oregano, basil, dill, sage, big boy tomatoes, green peppers, banana peppers and cataloupe. I have them in the window in our house which is heated between 60-70 degrees. Actally they are right next the heater so it warmer. This windoww will get about 5 hours of sun. I dont know if its a good or bad idea but I planted almost everything in finished compost. Do I need to cover them? |
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| FAQs are great. Check 'em out. Yes, cover them. |
Here is a link that might be useful: FAQ's from the top of the page
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| I looked ove some of th faqs..not bad. I plan to use the boiling water on the compost to get rid of any weeds seeds. Thats a great idea. I do have one question though about what to do with all that water. Do you just let it evaporate? |
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| I use sterile seed starting mix, so I haven't any personal experience, but I would imagine so, yes. I can't think what the alternative would be. I've read something about heating soil in a microwave or some such, but can't remember the details. Seems like a lot of work when I can get a bag of seed starting mix for a couple of bucks. |
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- Posted by oilpainter 3 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 24, 10 at 0:09
| I heat all my soil before starting seeds indoors. I use seed and cutting mix. It not only gets rid of any fungal spores that are in the soil but fungus gbnats too. I do it in the fall with regular pro mix when I bring my plants inside. I never have those annoying black pests. It's simple to do. I use a tin foil roaster, and fill it with soil. Then I cover it with tin foil to keep down the odor of cooking dirt. I set my oven at 200 and leave it for half an hour. Then remove it and moisten with cold water and you are ready to plant. |
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