germinating lily seeds

Robin Carrier robin@no1bird.com
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:13:50 PST
please tell me what is the point. go back a step - or two.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robin Carrier" <robin@no1bird.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] germinating lily seeds


>i know this must be  dumb, but i stiil don't see the point of heating some
> thing that is intentionally in a cooled  room.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Haard" <richrd@nas.com>
> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 7:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [pbs] germinating lily seeds
>
>
>> Robin -
>>
>> Yes, alternative would be running a second refrigerator. In it, I'm
>> incubating about 15 lily collections, some are small batches from PBS 
>> seed
>> exchange, others larger for production. My first attempt at this scheme!
>> Fall planting has not been reliable and timing difficult.  This seems 
>> like
>> best solution for small lots. The box is glued together 2 inch styrofoam
>> and has light source if needed. Can be scaled down to fit a normal
>> refrigerator.
>>
>> The walk in cooler is 12 x 12 x 8'. We need the lower temp range for cold
>> stratification and actually by next month will be 36 degrees. . Heated 
>> box
>> is size of large camp cooler and heat source regulated by thermostat is
>> minimal. Energy 'cost' is considerably less than setting up another
>> refrigerator to maintain 48 F. Also I have option to include additional
>> temp ranges with light sources if needed in same cooler.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 25, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Robin Carrier wrote:
>>
>>> i've missed something.
>>>
>>> am i to understand that mr haard  keeps seeds or plants  that are heated
>>> to
>>> 48 degrees  in a walk in cooler which is cooled to 40 degrees?.
>>>
>>> sorry
>>>
>>> i probably shouldn't  sign my name to this.
>>>
>>> robin
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Richard Haard" <richrd@nas.com>
>>> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 5:13 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [pbs] germinating lily seeds
>>>
>>>
>>>> I've set up an insulated box with heat source and thermostat inside our
>>>> walk in cooler.
>>>>
>>>> Maintains 48 F nicely with 40 degree cooler temp....
>>>> On Dec 25, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Kathleen Sayce wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone on this list have an email address for Darm Crook? I was
>>>>> reading about his 50 F growing chamber using a refrigerator, and would
>>>>> like to talk to him about this.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Richard T. Haard
>>>> Bellingham, Wa.,
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>> Richard T. Haard
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