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Jul 25, 2015 5:47 AM CST
Name: Dnd
SE Michigan (Zone 6a)
Daylilies Dog Lover Houseplants Organic Gardener I helped beta test the first seed swap Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Garden Ideas: Level 2
Becky, these intructions are wonderful! Hurray! You have the perfect number of pictures to help with the step-by-step process and I love how you explained the use of H202 in the process. Very well done! I plan to follow your instructions once my seed pods have finished forming, but so far they are still pretty green. I imagine I have another few weeks to go before most of them are ready. And thank you for clarifying how far under a light the seedlings should be--that helps! Thank You!

I do have to admit, though, that I cringed when you said you use Styrofoam cups...aside from the impact on the landfills, it is my understanding that they release toxic gases when they are broken. I'm not so sure I would use them in lieu of perlite because they might be adding toxins to your soil. I did a quick search if I could find an article to explain the toxic gas release, but I found one that talks about it's deleterious effects on the water supply, instead: http://www.green-4-u.com/2008/... (I love your post! I'm just concerned that if so many people follow your instructions--like I plan to!--they will also do the Styrofoam thing without realizing how harmful it is.)

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