Glass or plastic container for seed germination?

[SoulofthePlace]

Is a glass jar equal to a ziploc baggy or a small plastic contanier for palm seed germination? My concern is that a glass container may not let as much heat to the seeds as a plastic bag? Yet I would prefer to use small glass jars to germinate seeds rather than messy plastic bags.

[kinzyjr]

  On 6/24/2018 at 1:32 AM, SoulofthePlace said:

Is a glass jar equal to a ziploc baggy or a small plastic contanier for palm seed germination? My concern is that a glass container may not let as much heat to the seeds as a plastic bag? Yet I would prefer to use small glass jars to germinate seeds rather than messy plastic bags.

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I prefer plastic due to the chance of glass shattering if it falls or gets dropped.

[Silas_Sancona]

^ Would second Kinzyjr's thoughts on utilizing plastic bags Vs glass containers for germinating seeds. That being said, i normally will start stuff in 4" or 5" square pots, placed in plastic ziplock bags ( the big 2.5gal sized ) Vs just dumping seeds + seed mix or Peat/  ground coco coir in a bag.  Has worked well. 

 

[SoulofthePlace]

In my case breaking the glass container is not an issue. I would like to know whether glass container (such as one from tiny pickles) lets the heat in through the glass walls?

[kinzyjr]

  On 6/24/2018 at 2:00 PM, SoulofthePlace said:

In my case breaking the glass container is not an issue. I would like to know whether glass container (such as one from tiny pickles) lets the heat in through the glass walls?

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It would make an interesting experiment.  Both glass and plastic are insulators.  With a plastic back, the plastic is thin, so it stands to reason the bag would let in more heat.  A pickle jar is usually pretty thick.