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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie
I was looking at Van's pic, thinking it looked like my own stuff.
I buy vermiculite as insulation from Menard's. The fine print on the back of the bag says "product of Sun Gro Horticultural Products of Canada."
Mostly I like vermiculite for covering seeds. It retains moisture well and dries out to a different color and texture on top, so I know when to water it. Best of all, similar to perlite, it does not crust over like peat, blocking sprouts from breaking through.
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I agree there on the peat factor. Though, this year I am trying to keep my germination area more humid in attempts to avoid the "crusty peat" factor, in order to get better germination. I have essentially created a "sweat chamber".
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Originally Posted by clkeiper
use a sharpened pencil and tease them a bit at the roots. Having drier medium also makes for easier work. too wet and it tears the roots right off.
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Good idea.
Rajun I didnt mean to Hi-Jack your thread.
But with what I saw here I decided to go ahead and mass plant in 1801s. Give it another shot.