Showing posts with label seed germination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seed germination. Show all posts

Friday, June 10, 2011

Seed Germination Update

Cardboard greenhouse seems to be working. Except for eggplant and pepper, other veggies sprouted well. Ideally I should have waited for true leaves to appear before I blog on update. But I could not resist the temptation once I clicked a couple of pictures.

                                  
                                          Vegetable            %Germination       Day(s)
                                          Tomatoes                   100%                  5 days
                                          Cucumber                    20%                  5 days [seeds were more than two years old]
                                          Lady's Finger             100%                   3 days
                                          Brinjal (egg plant)           0%                   9 days so far
                                          Pepper                            0%                  9 days so far
                                          French Beans             100%                  3 days
                                          Cauliflower                    80%                  7 days
                                          Broccoli                      100%                   6 days
                                          Coriander                        0%                  4 days so far


Broccoli (after 9 days)


French Beans (after 9 days)

Coriander breathing inside the dome. Yet to show up.

So far I have watered the seedlings only twice. Coco-peat and newspaper are holding the moisture.