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PROPAGATION

SEEDS

This section of propagation is about seeds.�We will look at production of pansies for this year's crop from germination thru flowering.�This method requires patients but works very well for us.�It is important to remember that all materials should be clean and sterile.�If you are reusing flats or cell packs you should wash them first in a 10% solution of bleach.�There is nothing more upsetting to have a lot of time and work wasted by disease that could have been prevented with a few minutes of preparation. Always use fresh sterile materiel for the germination tray.�When we are done with the germination materiel we compost it then use it as topdressing on our beds.�

This is our germination box.� It is constructed out of some scrap plywood, which we had.�The walls are 10" high and are attached to each other using corner brackets.�The walls just sit on top of a piece of plywood we use as a base.�The top is a piece of plexi - glass to keep in the heat and moisture.� Attached to the sides of the box are 6 light sockets with 75-watt bulbs that are wired up to an inline thermostat, which turns them on and off as the temperature rises, and falls.�At the end of the season, the box just comes apart and is stored in the corner.�The first step is to place the germination flats in the germination box and keep them moist until they sprout and get their first set of leaves.� Pansies need light to germinate so the seed is scattered over the surface and not covered.�Care needs to be taken when watering so the seed is not washed around.

Once the seed has germinated it is moved to a heat bench in the greenhouse until the seedlings develop the first set of true leaves and are ready for transplanting.� It is important to provide enough light so that the seedlings do not have to stretch for light and stay compact.�We place florescent light about 14" over the tops of the flats.

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