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Sunday, April 26, 2009
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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it was way too hot and sunny at 1 pm for transplanting in the greenhouses. 81 temp outside and 95 inside greenhouses. i opened up all vents and let the greenhouses cool off. i used the solarium to acclimate the plants prior to putting them in at 3 pm. they got some bright sun for an hour then partial non-direct sun for an hour and back and forth with the exhaust fan keeping the temps in the solarium about 85. i did this from 11 am to 3 pm and now at transplant it is nice and cloudy for the rest of the day and all is well. they went in without a hitch. gave them a good bottoms up wicking drink of water this a.m. at 6 am so later in the day at transplant time the peat pots were easy to remove completely and the starter mix and root system stayed in tact nicely for all 6 transplants during the process. it is a nerve racking process to completely and carefully remove the peat pots. i always start with the backups first and get my nerves straight for the big dogs after a couple practice runs. these are the 1185s in their new home with one growing a little ahead of the other.
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