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Ohio

I was just talking to Dan Carlson and Joe Pukos the other day and was talking about digging around in the pot ''Carefully'' to see if the root has started. Dan asked me if I was a digger, Dan said hes a digger and Joe said he is not, but is tempted sometimes. I myself cant help myself which would put me in the digger catagory. I myself have to see if the root is breaking out from the seed(Just cant help it!!). As long as your super carfull when checking the seed I dont see a problem with it,nor have I ever had a problem with a plant when checking, Just be careful!

So are you a digger or non digger?,LOL
Brooks

5/1/2007 4:36:08 AM

"Hi my name is Dan,,and I'm a digger" ;-)

5/1/2007 4:52:43 AM

Wood River, IL ([email protected])

"Hi my name is Kenny, & I'm also a digger"

5/1/2007 5:15:30 AM

Netherlands

When in doubt, yes, otherwise sometimes.

5/1/2007 5:40:34 AM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

Been there dug that. :-)

5/1/2007 5:48:27 AM

[email protected]

"Hi, my name is Rocky, and I used to be a digger!"

I went to the paper towel and baggie method 2 years ago and have not had to dig since. My diary shows the process. No more digging for me, now I have time to worry about more important things like - "Will someone eat this icecream so I can have the container for a seed pot!!!!"

5/1/2007 6:47:27 AM

South Finland [email protected]

"Hi my name is Miika, and I´m also digger"
It happens again just 15 minutes ago, but hey, there is life,or was...

5/1/2007 6:53:53 AM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

I'm with Rock. Germinate them in paper towels and don't transplant them into the pots until the tap root is showing. Then you know for sure you have 'liftoff' before digging and potentially disturbing fragile roots.

5/1/2007 7:23:41 AM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

I'm a digger......

5/1/2007 7:43:10 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Does it count if you can hold off 4 days before digging?

5/1/2007 7:45:56 AM

western PA

HI everyone my name is David.. and I am a recovering digger. It has been about 365 days since I last dug but recent events have tempted me to take it up again. I am fightin the fight though, one day at a time.... one day at a time.

5/1/2007 8:06:05 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

<---- digger

5/1/2007 8:31:51 AM

Commack, NY

oh Danny knows im a digger LOL

5/1/2007 8:44:08 AM

Sophia WV

I'm a digger ...........

5/1/2007 9:01:14 AM

No Place Special

sometimes yes. I try not to but after a few days i cant resist.

5/1/2007 9:10:45 AM

Midway City, California

Hi I am John I am not a digger. Leave them alone and they will rise.

5/1/2007 9:37:34 AM

Decatur, IL

Normally, I try not to dig, but my 1370 Rose is the only seed that hasn't popped up yet. Saturday after my other seeds were up I carefully checked the 1370 and a little nubbin' was pushing out. I put it back in, and it still hasn't popped up. I checked again this morning and it looks about the same as before, except the blunt little root has pushed out slightly more. I peeled off the seed coat and the embryo looks OK as far as I can tell. I stuck it back in the soil mix and prayed (LOL).
Am I wasting my time, or is there still hope? Is there something I can do to "shock" it into growing? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'll post this on the seed starting board, also. Thanks, Charlie

5/1/2007 9:48:40 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

I too...... am a digger, had to check the 500 Wallace last week. Good news for me and not for LongBeard....

5/1/2007 10:06:36 AM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Well, I'm not exactly a digger, but I AM a too early seed coat puller offer.

5/1/2007 10:20:50 AM

[email protected]

Hey Pap, can you come up with a nice 12 step program to help these diggers?

5/1/2007 10:41:13 AM

Minnesota

I'm a hopeless digger. I'm going to cross pollinate my wallace 1068 with a venus flytrap, that way I'll have a plant with a 40 foot vine and a fly trap the size of a 1,000 pound pumpkin. Now I can just kick back with a 6 pack on those hot summer days and watch it snatch birds as they fly by. HUH HUH HUH

5/1/2007 10:54:00 AM

Antigonish,Nova Scotia,Canada

Guilty as charged...winters are so darn long around here...hard NOT to dig a wee bit!....LOL

5/1/2007 11:47:35 AM

Knopp, Germany

none diggers drink beer
diggers eat quiche

5/1/2007 1:15:58 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Not a digger...use the paper towel/heating pad method and plant em' after they sprout.

5/1/2007 1:57:47 PM

Ontario

Use to use paper towel method. Two 1068's failed to germinate, now I soak and plant directly in soil that is in pot. Kept air around 90 to 92 degrees and they sprouted in four days. Dug around edges of seed to help germination and they came up. So I guess I am a digger also, couldn't help myself after last years failure. But I have two 1068's germinated and a big sigh of relief. My buddies 1370 and 670 daigle came up as well. Like this method a whole lot better. Thanks Ron and Dick.

drew

5/1/2007 2:21:29 PM

Alex, IN

My name is Mikkal and I have a problem! I am the only 18 year old that I know that gets excited over a pile of manure! LOL

5/1/2007 2:29:39 PM

Alex, IN

Oh and I dig if I dont see any soil movement after three days or so.

5/1/2007 2:30:36 PM

West By God Virginia

No digging here. No need to unless it was 5 or more days. Never had one take that long.

5/1/2007 3:05:02 PM

Rhode Island

i can dig it ,she can dig it, can you dig it?
i love to dig and eat cheese, just not at the same time
pap

5/1/2007 5:08:17 PM

I dig if there's a slowpoke to see if I can find the cotyledons coming up.

5/1/2007 5:20:06 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

I don't normally dig, as I germinate the seed before putting into the soil and pot. I've had great success with my germinations the last two years.
I did dig one after I planted it this year, as it was slow to emerge, but it's up now....so I'm pleased.

5/1/2007 6:10:16 PM

ordinary,VA

my name is Ed and im a recovering Digger.

have not dug since Rocky told me about the paper towel
method. I-I-I Still want to dig i cant help it:)

5/1/2007 6:52:22 PM

Ontario, Canada.

I'm a digger from all the way back into my childhood sand box.

5/1/2007 8:10:36 PM

Williamsport, Pa.

hi my name is scott, im a digger, a squeezer, and a thumb nail seed spliter, works for me?

5/1/2007 8:14:43 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

I am a former digger and have been dig free for over a year now. I must confess that I came very close to falling off the wagon today

5/1/2007 9:18:28 PM

Ohio

Im sorry,,, I just dug about 5 minutes ago, I need more time of theropy, every time I go look at my pots and the dirt isnt bulged up I dig, I just cant stop digging!, and when Im not around my peat pots I find my self digging in my nose, I dont know who that guy at Wal-Mart was yesterday in the yard and garden but when he wasnt looking I started digging in his nose too, oh shesh, please, somebody help me,,....

5/1/2007 9:19:03 PM

Santa Rosa, CA.

I'm not a digger...............but I want to be a Playa

5/1/2007 9:50:06 PM

[email protected]

I am a playa hata... I wonder if Digger Phelps is a digger?

5/1/2007 10:52:04 PM

Whidbey Island

I put my seeds in an inverted pot, bottom cut out, and put Seran wrap taped on the "new" bottom. This way I can easily slide the inverted pot off the plant when I put it out. Lifting up the pot and looking at the bottom tells me when there are plenty of roots and it is ready to transplant.

5/1/2007 10:56:32 PM

[email protected]

Paper towels in a zip-loc bag. No need to dig.

5/1/2007 11:56:31 PM

Ohio

This has been a real Fun and Hilarius post to read everyone!, thanks for all the replies!

Brooks

5/2/2007 3:01:21 AM

Mastic Beach, New York

was a digger! now been 3yrs dig free (zip lockbaggie).guess i'm a bagger..lol

5/2/2007 5:45:14 PM

Napa Valley, CA

I have been planting 10 years and have never been a digger.
After reading this thread I now feel like that I have been missing out on something all those years.
Tomorrow morning when I open the lid to the germination chamber I will immediately dig, dig, dig in all those pots.

5/2/2007 11:58:46 PM

Frankfort Oh

Brooks im not a digger ,,,,my cat does it for me!should i tell the story of the one she dug last year ??yes? no?maybe so ?ok,,,well i will anyways ,,

last year seeds had just started coming up ,,,went to the store,,,,left cat inside of house,,,came back ,,all plants on floor ,,,with a big surrprize in the middle ,,,,

Ill leave the rest to you,,,,LOL

ROB

5/3/2007 3:33:55 AM

Wood River, IL ([email protected])

Had to dig at 3:00 am this morning before I went to work. All my seeds but one are pushing dirt. so I had to do a little investigating. My 1034 Zunino looks to be DOA. I started all my seeds in ziplock baggies and once the root comes out I put them in potting soil. The other 4 are going great. But like I stated earlier, I did a little digging and found that the 1034 just stopped growing after I put it in dirt. I was really looking forward to growing that plant.

5/3/2007 10:40:44 AM

Somers, CT

I thought I was not a digger until I saw the trenches in the pot. Oh no, now what? I also like to pick at the outer shells to get them off. Always leads to a broken stem but I cannot stop.

5/3/2007 12:07:07 PM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

Yes, I confess. I'm a digger.

5/3/2007 2:20:54 PM

North Smithfield, RI USA

I love beer !

5/3/2007 6:09:28 PM

[email protected]

I love beer too. Thanks Brooks for thinking of this. I never would have imagined there are this many "diggers". LOL

5/3/2007 7:07:16 PM

Ohio

BAHAHAHAHAHA Rob!!!!! Now thats what I call some fresh manure!

5/4/2007 12:29:15 AM

Minerva,ohio

I'm a recovering digger... I got caught digging in my pots this morning...my hubby walks into the room and says..."are you suppost to be doing that?" hmmmm. . .
I say, "officially I'm not growing this year so HA!"

5/4/2007 10:56:12 AM

addison Il

Im a digger and last yr I accidently snapped my plants tap root from digging since then i have resisted digging. The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. I need to invent see thru dirt LOL

5/4/2007 11:40:56 AM