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Florence, Vermont

I am wondering if anyone else has tried a chicken egg incubator for starting seeds? I figured I can set a constant temperature and should be able to keep the seed moist. any thoughts? thanks woody

3/17/2002 7:33:35 PM

Puyallup, WA

I use an old waterbed heater. If the incubator can maintain 85-90°, it ought to work great!

3/17/2002 8:49:46 PM

porterville, calif.

Hi Used a incubator last year to start tomato seeds and pepper seeds, it worked great. I let a freind borrow it to hatch some eggs. Im going to get it back and try some pumpkin seeds in it.

3/18/2002 3:26:46 AM

walton n.y.

wal mart has a unit that sells for under 20 bucks i've been using one for years i've modified a tray to start pumpkin seeds and have had them break ground in as little as 48 hrs it works great for starting hot peppers some of them take 4-6 weeks without heated soil and 7-10 days with heat also germination rate is better

3/19/2002 1:54:54 AM

Florence, Vermont

well so far it worked good using the advanced seed start method it took 22 hrs and the embryo end started to grow
transfered into soil and keeping it in the incubator.

3/19/2002 6:58:45 AM

Florence, Vermont

advanced seed method going good put a picture in gallery

3/22/2002 9:02:21 PM

Florence, Vermont

well I have done 3 runs so far with the Advanced seed method in the incubator at 88 F. with a total of 100% success, granted this is not statistically significant but
appears to work much better thank soaking or taking a file to the seeds all three made it to thriving plants and were sacrificed cause its to early here.

4/6/2002 6:43:30 PM