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Bristol R.I. USA

I've heard that when plants are youn g you can put a fan on them so they can get stronger and they'll be less leggy and much stronger. Anyone know different.

4/20/2010 9:45:50 AM

Nova Scotia

true

4/20/2010 11:06:46 AM

Midway, UT

It works. Just a gentle breeze however.

4/20/2010 11:57:42 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

Good thing you said gentle...I usually overdo it at times....

4/20/2010 12:13:45 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

In Colorado.....one cannot eXerciZe....their plantZ too much.....let it blow......

4/20/2010 12:34:19 PM

Ontario

1/2 hour a day is fine. Don't over do it.

4/20/2010 6:48:37 PM

Ohio

Kenny, just take your seedling with you next time you take a drive and go somewhere, make sure there isn't any cops around and get your speed up to 90 to 95 mph and then hold your plant out the window ( or if you have a truck, just place it in the middle of your bed and let it bounce around corner to corner). This will make a nice strong plant doing this 3 or 4 times a week.

4/20/2010 8:12:55 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Brooks, this is why you are not the World Record Holder...you need to do this 7 days per week!!! They lay down and get WEAK on the days off!!! Peace, Wayne
PS... any other questions should be sent to Pap!!! ie email from pap on 4/17...milk, etc!!!

4/21/2010 12:30:57 AM

Ohio

lol Wayne!!!! one other thing I forgot to mention to Ken, that there is another good benifit for doing it this way, it will also get the UV rays that it needed as a seedling on sunny days.

4/21/2010 2:45:19 AM

Rhode Island

brooks
if ya dont have a fan is it ok to hold the pots out the car window while driving to the store ? can i hold more than one pot if im not driving? how fast should i go? speed limit or faster? what about if its raing ? should i hold my handover the seed leafs?
pap

4/21/2010 7:23:13 AM

Sacramento, Ca

An even better method is the "no hands required" method. Just strap the pot to your head and get on your bad motor scooter and ride.

4/21/2010 8:51:48 AM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Brooks-
I like Paps idea, but with a twist. Can I bungee cord the plants on the roof of my trucK? I thought of superglue, but it seems a bit messy.
Bill P

4/21/2010 9:25:11 AM

Joliet, IL

lol you knuckleheads!!! first good laugh i had of the day.

4/21/2010 7:08:23 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Pap, I thought you knew better!!! Rain water is a good thing...if raining, tip the pots forward to collect as much as possible!!!! What a dummy!!!! LOL Peace, Wayne

4/22/2010 12:25:20 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

LOL!!!!!!!!!!! yOU GUYS CAN'T STOP MESSIN WITH ME! LMAO! I still have the TV. on the adult channel while germinating my seeds...Pap say the channel really matters when doing this...lol!!!!

4/22/2010 8:26:19 AM

Ohio

Kenny, there's your problem right there. The adult channel is for pollination time. Right now you need to be playing the Rocky theme song.

Seriously though, anyone have real thoughts on fan use?

4/22/2010 10:07:07 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Tim I've heard that it is suppose to help give the plant some type of strength by making it used to the climate and adverse conditions that it is expected during a young plants season.

4/23/2010 8:04:16 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

I have done it for starting inside for decades....Helps harden off the stems and stimulates ....

4/23/2010 8:33:45 AM

Joliet, IL

got a fan on them now kenny. i find the best way is to put the fan 8-10 feet away from the plants and then adjust the speed to see them shaking a bit in the breeze, but not getting blown with too much force. thad starr made a good post on the gvgo site this year about the fan on seedlings and i am thankful for the knowledge. it worked great with the tomatoes this year too.

4/24/2010 8:42:52 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

I've been a stressing my season so far. The 1596 Wallace is looking awesome.As is the Wallace 1288...The plant that shows the best progress so far is the 1142 Vankooten..Also my plant looks robust and strong...The 1068 Rodonis looks healthy but isn't growing like the others, I suspect that it will burst with growth very shortly......I'm holding no effort back and will do just about anything to reach my goal.....I thank all of you guys for your confidence in this...also the plants love to watch Mtv...lol!

4/24/2010 4:45:12 PM