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., >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > Richard T. Haard > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >