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Webster, NY

I have my main plant and backup plant started and they are popping through the soil now. The cotyledon's don't look all the great on either one of them. I'll continue to watch them and see what happens, but I'm starting two more seeds today, just in case. Is May 7th too late or will I be all right if my first two are no good?

Thanks
Dave

5/7/2009 5:37:14 PM

Pataskala,OH

The cotyledons always look bad.

5/7/2009 6:07:18 PM

Webster, NY

Normally they are at least all green. One is a bit hard and yellow on about 1/4 of each leaf. The other is just coming up, but looks similiar. I'll try to post a picture.

5/7/2009 6:10:51 PM

Pataskala,OH

They start out like that I would not be to concerned mine looked like that and are doing fine now.

5/7/2009 8:03:16 PM

Western PA

It's never to late to start.. I would definitely start some backups tonight just in case they don't work out for you. you have plenty of time before the 15th of May. When the soil is cool those plants will just sit in the ground and not do much anyways.

good luck

5/7/2009 8:58:05 PM

milford, CT,

Dave,..If the sun comes out..get her out in the sun for a couple hours..I had some bad looking cots this year and that helped a lot. At night I did NOT put them under any heated environment..that will make them leggy. Just put them on the porch or in the kitchen for the night. This will make then short and stocky.. Hope this helps.. Definetly start some more seeds your still OK for transplanting by 5/15. Mark

5/7/2009 9:47:30 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

1st start for me was classic...5 days & into the hoop...now approaching 6' in length!! For the mid Aug Indy Fair!!! Lots of oddities since...#1, 1 cot...#2 club root,(yes I dug it up and looked) took 12 days to emerge from starting mix inside germ chanber, cots look good (nice and green, and getting bigger every day, but no stem growth, cots at soil level), #3 was started in same conditions as all the rest, 1st seed rotted in starting mix (glad I had 2). It is now up and looking NICE!!! What I am tryin to say is...odd things happen when you grow AG's!!! Hope this helps!!! Peace, Wayne

5/7/2009 10:13:58 PM

Webster, NY

Thanks for all the advice everyone. I've posted a picture at:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=104160

As long as the weather is all right, they are out in the sun everyday since they started popping. They also are removed from bottom heat as soon as they start popping. I've started 2 more, just in case, but I'll wait and see on these.

All the advise is much appreciated.
Dave

5/8/2009 3:47:25 AM

Ohio

Dave, here's what I do when my seedling have that brown hard crust on it like yours has, I take small type finger nail scissor and cut the dead stuff off, right next to the green on the cots(so it doesnt end up causing problems later), then I mix a ''real small amount'' of daconil and water and dip a art brush in it then paint it on the place I just cut off. Hope this makes sense,

Your seedling will look funny after you do this but you want to get the dead stuff off the seedling, but I think it will make it no problem, just might grow a little slower until the roots start growing good.

5/8/2009 7:00:33 AM

I've often wondered if Brooks sleeps with his Daconil.

5/8/2009 12:20:52 PM

Webster, NY

I'll try that Brooks, thanks. My second plant had come up and the stem is actually split so that the two cot leaves are on two different stems.

I'll watch these, but Friday I started two new seeds, just in case. Both germinated by Saturday night and are in soil now. They will hopefully be all right.

Again, thanks for all the advice.

DAve

5/10/2009 4:19:23 PM