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Germination in Styrofoam Cooler


Sabal Steve

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The cooler works pretty good, but I think you are going to fry things with that light. I use a temperature controlled hot plate, insulation on top of it, and only the baggy method to keep moisture in. Your open top containers will dry out quickly. Looking good though!

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I agree. I just get mold w the baggie method. But yes, It's too hot jn there now, and the soil will need to be watered it seems at this point.

But, i think I can control the temps through venting. Time will tell.

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Think of dispersing the heat in the closed container. It is very easy to get hot spots and fry seed close to the heat source. All it takes is one hot night and they are gone.

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Steve, what are you germinating?

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Mike,

Thanks for the tips. Sounds like a pretty solid system that you are describing. Disbursing the heat properly sounds to be the key.

Josh,

I'm germinating B. nobilis, L. morrissi, P. rupicola, and Z. antillarum.

A friend in FL sent me the L. morrissi. Pretty excited about them. It's hard to find a good selection of Thrinax/Cocothrinax species out here. They seem really well suited for our climate.

I collected the rupicolas from the zoo.

Another friend in FL sent me the rest.

Actually, I'm looking forward to one more seed batch after that. I have BIG plans for those...

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  • 3 weeks later...

Think of dispersing the heat in the closed container. It is very easy to get hot spots and fry seed close to the heat source. All it takes is one hot night and they are gone.

So, the cooler just couldn't be perfected with the quantity of seeds that I was trying to germinate...

Here's prototype no 2. Going to try with the lightbulb again too.

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