![]() Once your seeds begin to germinate (you see small sprouts appearing), you can pop open your greenhouse dome. It’s easy to lay the plant markers over the pellets as wellĪs an alternative to this, some gardeners will use smaller paper plant markers OR you can tape your plant markers to the top of your greenhouse dome using scotch tape. Greenhouse domes aren’t very high and therefore you won’t be able to use most standard sized plant labels right away. Like we discussed earlier, make sure your peat pellets or sections of your greenhouse are labeled so you can remember what is growing and where. Final Step: Make sure your greenhouse is labeled and then either place it on a seed germinating heat mat OR store your greenhouse in a warm location out of direct sunlight. The trick to ensuring that the seeds inside of your greenhouse germinate is this: keeping your peat pellets and the inside of the greenhouse moist and warm. Completely remove dome once all seeds have sprouted. If some of your seeds sprout earlier than others, simply pop the dome open. NOTE: The dome should only stay on until you see first leaves appearing, leaving it on longer can harm the seedling - they require air for circulation to grow strong. This is from the warmth and moisture of your peat pellets! Soon, you should see condensation working itself over the top and sides of the tray. It is not airtight and it is OK if you feel like air is getting into your greenhouse. This humidity dome is light and should fit very easily into place. You’ve successfully expanded your peat pellets, you’ve drained any excess water, you’ve gently torn open the netting tops and fluffed your peat and now your seeds are sown! Well, one of your final steps is placing the clear plastic humidity dome on top of your watertight base tray. Now that we've got everything we need, let's jump in! STEP 1: Add your lukewarm/warm water to your pellets. (you’ll want to be sure to mark the rows or sections of the pellets in your tray so you can remember which seedling is which)Ī fork. (this is only if you don’t want to get your fingers dirty when fluffing up the top layer of peat - you’ll learn more about this part further down!) Here's what's optional (not required but recommended):Ī towel or paper towel. This is to wipe-up any spillage or clean your hands throughout the process You want the pellets to be saturated but not soggy Preferably lukewarm or warm. We recommend using the amount of water suggested on the instructions (back of packaging sleeve) BUT you can also eye-it and add or drain any water as you deem necessary. You will need the seeds you would like to start inside of the pellets ( tomatoes, peppers, cosmos, and zinnias are favorites for seed starting!)ģ. Your Greenhouse. Removed from its packaging sleeve you can set the clear plastic humidity dome (also known as the Gro-Dome) aside for nowĢ. In this article we’ll be walking you through the steps of using any of the Jiffy peat pellet greenhouses, from their assembly all the way to putting them to use.įirst thing's first! A list of what you'll need:ġ. Some gardeners prefer to start their seeds indoors using Jiffy peat pellet greenhouses because of their structural and design benefits, using peat to start your seeds has its perks and transplanting seedlings growing out of the expanded peat pellets is very convenient. A s you continue to garden over the seasons, you’ll learn what works for you and what doesn’t - but that comes with exploring your options. ![]()
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