First mishap of the growing season, and its only in germination.
I've got 15 ziplock bags w/ paper towels in my 'chamber' with a heat mat underneath. I've had the aluminum roasting pan suspended over a heat mat to get a good 80-85 degree temp for a week. A couple of annums have popped already.
So, I come home from work tonight and am poking around looking for more sprouts and notice the bags are too warm. Turns out the suspension got knocked out of place and the pan was in direct contact with the heat mat for at least 12 hours, maybe 18 hours. I estimate the temp reached 90-95 on some of the bags.
What are the odds of the seeds being toast, in your opinion?
Thankfully, I've learned to hold so of each seed batch in reserve for just such an occasion.
I've got 15 ziplock bags w/ paper towels in my 'chamber' with a heat mat underneath. I've had the aluminum roasting pan suspended over a heat mat to get a good 80-85 degree temp for a week. A couple of annums have popped already.
So, I come home from work tonight and am poking around looking for more sprouts and notice the bags are too warm. Turns out the suspension got knocked out of place and the pan was in direct contact with the heat mat for at least 12 hours, maybe 18 hours. I estimate the temp reached 90-95 on some of the bags.
What are the odds of the seeds being toast, in your opinion?
Thankfully, I've learned to hold so of each seed batch in reserve for just such an occasion.
Thankfully some others are finally coming around and I'm hopeful I didn't sterilize the majority. Brain Strains took 16 days to pop; Aji Limon and Beni Highlands at 11 days; and a very few of the other Chinense at 11 or 12 days. Still have some at zero, so there may be one more sowing in soil to insure those varieties. Since I've been opening the bags for inspection each day I've had to add a little water to keep them at a good moisture level. Hang in there, kids I know you can do it!