Here is a silly question

gardengalrn · April 19, 2007

For those of you with greenhouses either homemade or commercial...do you still start your seeds in the home then move out to the greenhouse when temps are warmer? Or is that part of the whole point? I'm curious as it seems it still wouldn't be warm enough for optimal germination but maybe things get toasty enough on a sunny day. In the case that you don't start them in the greenhouse, I assume that you would still face hardening issues as far as sunlight? Inquiring minds need to know, LOL!

Sherry_AK · April 19, 2007

I start mine in the house and move them to the greenhouse around the middle of May. I start my seeds in early March, and it would be way too cold here to heat the greenhouse then.

gardengalrn · April 19, 2007

Thanks for the input, Sherry. Do you still have to "harden" them off?

Sherry_AK · April 20, 2007

I do not harden off the plants which move directly from the house to the greenhouse. My surplus plants which are grown in pots in the driveway (fondly referred to as my "driveway tomatoes") do need to be hardened off, which becomes quite a chore. I have never observed any ill effects from moving directly from house to greenhouse.

**mdvpc** · April 20, 2007

I start mine in the greenhouse with bottom heat. But I live in the desert southwest.

blatanna · April 25, 2007

I start mine off in the house because I don't have anyheating in there. When the weather gets warmer I move them our. I can get a good six weeks ahead starting them like that.

Rena · April 28, 2007

I also start inside with heat mats and lights. I have a 12 tray system, when It gets full its time to fire up the greenhouse heaters.

April 19, 2007	#1
gardengalrn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas, zone 5 Posts: 524	Here is a silly question For those of you with greenhouses either homemade or commercial...do you still start your seeds in the home then move out to the greenhouse when temps are warmer? Or is that part of the whole point? I'm curious as it seems it still wouldn't be warm enough for optimal germination but maybe things get toasty enough on a sunny day. In the case that you don't start them in the greenhouse, I assume that you would still face hardening issues as far as sunlight? Inquiring minds need to know, LOL! __________________ ~Lori "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

April 19, 2007	#3
gardengalrn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas, zone 5 Posts: 524	Thanks for the input, Sherry. Do you still have to "harden" them off? __________________ ~Lori "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

April 20, 2007	#5
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	I start mine in the greenhouse with bottom heat. But I live in the desert southwest. __________________ Michael

April 25, 2007	#6
blatanna Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 150	I start mine off in the house because I don't have anyheating in there. When the weather gets warmer I move them our. I can get a good six weeks ahead starting them like that. __________________ Blatanna

April 19, 2007	#2
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	I start mine in the house and move them to the greenhouse around the middle of May. I start my seeds in early March, and it would be way too cold here to heat the greenhouse then.

April 28, 2007	#7
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	I also start inside with heat mats and lights. I have a 12 tray system, when It gets full its time to fire up the greenhouse heaters.