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