Professional Greenhouse Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)Other reviewers have rated the product poorly based on the ridiculously high price. While it is true that this kit can be had for under $6 elsewhere (I bought mine at Home Depot for about $5), the product is excellent and some comments should be made about that.
This product is *identical* to other greenhouse kits sold on Amazon under the names "Carefree Jiffy Greenhouse", "Ferry-Morse Seed #5272 Pro Greenhouse Kit", and perhaps there are others floating about with different names and prices. Indeed unusual but nevertheless they are all the same.
You get (72) peat disks, each clad in a fine biodegradable netting, in an 11" x 22" plastic tray. A clear plastic lid is included. Add (2) quarts of warm water, the disks expand, pencil-push your seeds in, blanket the seeds with peat harvested from the pellets, lid the tray and place in indirect sunlight until the seedlings grow about 2", move outside and prop open the lid in partial sun, then transplant in about a week or less.
I've been using this for vegetables -- everything from tomatoes, beans, corn, pumpkins, even carrots (snipping off the bottom pellet mesh with a scissor before transplanting). Everything grows well and fast and, for me, it's more determinate and satisfying than sowing seeds directly into the soil.
The plastic is recyclable -- #1 or #2, I think -- so either dispose of responsibly or keep reusing (as I do) by purchasing bundles of the pellets which are cheap and sold separately.
On a final note, if one wanted to replicate the kit themselves it would be quite easy. The "internals" of the Jiffy kit are the aforementioned plastic tray which has (2) parts -- a 2" deep tray and a lightly perforated rectangle of plastic with circular depressions for the disks seated inside. When the water is added the internal tray raises and floats. You could use an ordinary baking pan for the external tray and non-cardboard egg cartons with a few tiny holes punched in the bottom. Roll and pack small balls of peat and wrap each in thin cheesecloth. Place the balls in the egg cartons and snip an opening on the top to place the seeds. Cover the tray with clear plastic wrap. Transplant the balls.


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5272/313107 Features: -Greenhouse kit. -The same system many professionals use today. -Made with peat pots which improves root development. -Great for starting seeds for flower and vegetable gardens. -Clear plastic dome retains heat and moisture, the perfect seed starting environment. -11'' x 22'' tray.

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44 Lbs of Azomite - Organic Trace Mineral Soil Additive Fertilizer - 67 Trace Minerals: Selenium, Vanadium, Chromium Review

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(More customer reviews)I use this in conjunction with Bloodmeal and Bonemeal and the combination makes my vegetables taste better than store bought stuff. Azomite is also good for rescueing depleted soils and diseased plants. My pine trees came back for chemical induced Pine Blight. My old neighbor liked to have ChemLawn TruGreen spray her entire yard and the blow off messed up all my trees. She no longer lives there and my new neighbors don't use that company.

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A to Z Minerals- A Complete Organic Fertilizer A Source of Minerals & Trace Elements Azomite is the name of a special rock in Utah. Early this century geological prospector Rollin Anderson found deposits of montmorillonite clay in a valley south of Salt Lake City. U.S. Bureau of Mines analysis showed the clay is similar to Chilean/Peruvian caliche rocks from which much of the world's nitrate was mined. Anderson ground montmorillonite as fine as possible, then put it in his garden. Results were amazing and nearly immediate. Minerals in Azomite are necessary to optimal metabolism in living things. Ground to dust, minerals are small enough to pass through cell walls of organisms.

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Jiffy 5043 Windowsill Greenhouse 20-Plant Starter Kit With Peat Strips Review

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(More customer reviews)You get a thin plastic tray and thin clear plastic top. Inside is a pressed piece of some kind of paper similar to an egg carton with a hole in the bottom of each one. Mine came with no peat strips. I could make this thing with a two peices of tupperware and an ice cube tray with holes in the bottom of each cube. It kinda sucks.

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Jiffy 5089 Tomato Starter Greenhouse 36-Plant Starter Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I appreciate the comments of the prior reviewer - the dome should be taller, but I still feel these larger peat pods are so helpful. By growing my peppers, and tomatoes seeds in these larger pods, I have been able to bypass transplanting them to a 3 inch or four inch pot before taking them to plant outside. I just use these and directly transplant a 4 to 6 inch plant outside. This is less disturbing to the root system and saves me time and money. I did order some large domes to use, but these large oversized peat pods are a great time saver. I love them. I gave this 4 stars and not five since the domes could have been taller. I hope these continue to be offered by Jiffy!!

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Jiffy 5037 15-Watt Gro Heat Mat Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased my plant pad after starting garden plants for years without it. The difference is amazing. The seeds sprouted in fewer days and I have not lost any of the seedlings!!!! I'll purchase another for next season!!!!!

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Jiffy 5042 Windowsill Greenhouse 24-Plant Starter Kit With J7 Review

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(More customer reviews)My first one came damaged. (It was Bitterly Cold here and it was packed Tightly in the box, the plastic "Brown" base part shattered and split.) ONE Email and a new one was on its way to replace at NO CHARGE, and it arrived safely so NO Problems with That.
For the reviewer who said it was hard to open the netting ? (said they used a "Plastic Knife and Spoon" ?? You use a SPOON? to open a net ? Anyway, after I watered mine and they (to use another reviewers word "POOFED UP") I found that about 70-80% of them had split open on their own in the "Poofing" process. When they arrive, the little (Lets call them "Pellets") of compressed growth medium have a sort of Flat Side and the other had a (Lets call it "Dimple") in the middle of it. Turn them as needed to put the "Dimples" UP and flat side Down. The Dimples seem to split open as they swell with water. for those that did Not open on their own, I just pulled out my trusty pocket knife made One Tiny Poke in the middle (Cuts like Warm Butter, ZERO Effort) and Wiggle the blade inside a time or two and you have all the "Fluffing" you need. I "Fluffed" in the process of making a small hole in the middle of each wet pellet (a place to put the seeds) maybe 1/4 inch deep or so and about the diameter of a pencil or maybe a tad smaller. drop a seed or two in (I always do doubles in each) and just kept using the pocket knife blade to pat the wet material over the top of the seeds. Pour the water in and wait for them to "POOF" then the opening the net, dropping seeds in and covering them back up part took me .... 5 minutes ? TOPS. and I can report 100% germination of seeds at this point.
Very Happy and back today to buy several more. I'm growing veggies I plat in series (like carrots) where its a new batch ever 2 weeks, so I need more trays, but once you have enough trays, you can just by the pellets and re-use the boxes again.
Last Note; I had another much larger 72 cell tray that came with a electric warming pad. I decided to cheat a bit and moved it over enough so the big tray and this little one could share some warmth and it made a BIG DIFFERENCE. I had 2 or 3 pellets sprouting before. put it on the pad and Overnight ALL of the other pellets sprouted. (MAYBE just lucky timing ??.... but Im also back to buy another warming pad (or two) to help out. (And if you DO ?? The Thermometer control unit is Needed. The warming pads can COOK your seeds if not controlled.
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Burpee 72-Cell Greenhouse Kit - Seed Starting Review

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(More customer reviews)I decided to sprout my own garden plants this year, so I went to Walmart and bought 2 of the Jiffy seed starting kits. I filled them up very quicking (even though they each start 72 plants)and on a subsequent visit to Home Depot,saw the Burpee kits. "Well, well," I thought, "this must be MUCH better than the Jiffy!. First off, it's made by Burpee, the reputable seed company. Secondly, it's a bit more expensive than the Jiffy. Thirdly, it's got these cute little markers so you can tell what is planted where."
Fellow Amazon consumer, I was wrong, wrong WRONG! Don't get me wrong - if you want to start seeds and can't find the Jiffy model, or if you've already bought the Burpee, you'll still be able to grow little plants. But here are the advantages the Jiffy model has over the Burpee: 1. Jiffy uses little peat pellets that grow into bags of peat. You DO have to be careful that they are positioned correctly when you add the water the first time, but they work beautifully and can be removed easily from the little greenhouse. This means that you can reuse the greenhouse again and again by simply purchasing refill peat bag pellets. 2. The pellet design, and the design of the inserts for the Jiffy make watering MUCH easier. You can even water the entire little greenhouse by removing one little bag carefully and pouring the water into one cell. The Burpee, however, must be watered very carefully so as not to disturb your little seedlings, and you have to water in many places to moisten every cell. 3. The Jiffy is cheaper. I DO advise buying either greenhouse-lette locally, they are almost %50 cheaper than ordering on line.
As for the cute little seed markers? I can't find anything that will write on them! I've tried permanent markers, pencils, ballpoints, regular markers, colored pencils, crayons and have even tried to melt the crayons! Nothing works! I have to tear off the top of the seed bag and hang it on the marker, which is inconvenient if you haven't used all the seeds in the bag. Also, the paper falls off easily. Ah well.

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Hydrofarm Seedling Heat Mat Review

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(More customer reviews)We are home gardeners and have tried many ways to provide bottom-heat for vegetable seed germination -- atop my always-on docked laptop was the most effective but the space was tiny. We bought a 20" x 20" heat mat and now have the right tool for the job. We set it up on a card table and found that it was not providing sufficient heat to the soil in the trays above. After an overnight on the mat, the soil surface was less than 10 degrees above ambient temperature. The room where the seeds are was 60 degrees overnight, and the soil surface in the trays was 68 degrees -- certainly not good enough for eggplant germination. I used an infrared thermometer (Raytek Minitemp MT6 here on Amazon) to check all temps. The exposed mat surface (no tray on top) was 82 degrees. I felt the surface on the underside of the card able and it was definitely warm, indicating heat loss downward. I wanted all of the heat to go up into the soil, so I cut a piece of rigid-foam insulation just slightly larger than the heat mat (22" x 22") and put it under the mat. Within 15 minutes the exposed surface of the mat was at 97 degrees and when I moved a tray to measure the temp of the mat beneath a tray, it was at 115 degrees. 2 hours later, the soil surface temperature was at 85 degrees. I am now confident the soil will get enough heat for proper germination, and I will begin using the heat mat thermostat to regulate soil temps based on the particular seeds we're starting (search the Web for "vegetable seed germination temperatures" to find one of the many reference charts available). We can also regulate temperature by covering or uncovering the trays to change the rate of evaporative cooling. We are well aware that covered soil is more prone to damping off/seedling death, which we now control with a spray of strong-brewed chamomile tea.


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Get a jump start on plantings and speed germination with this heat mat from Hydrofarm. The mat provides even heat distribution with its intricate pattern of fine wire throughout its waterproof, fray-proof material. The unit fits under one common seed flat to warm the rooting area 10 to 20 degrees over ambient temperature. Waterproof construction means optimal safety from electrical shock. The purchase includes the 17-watt mat, instructions printed on the mat. UL listed, the kit also comes complete with a 6-foot power cord.

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Jiffy 5131 Strips 'N Tray 32-Plant Seed Starter Review

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(More customer reviews)My experience with this product so far has not been ideal. I bought this at a home improvement store and it did come with a plastic cover (hydrodome)unlike this particular version. However, I would recomend not having one of those lids with this product because of the following concern. If the peat pots are packed into the bottom plastic part as designed they grow blue mold all over the pots because the peat pots + moisture + no air circulation is a great recipe for mold. It does not seem that this mold is interfering with the plant growing at all, but for people who are allergic to mold this is not ideal. I took the pots out of the tray, turned the tray upside down, set the pots on top of it and ran a fan on them and the mold went away. It returns whenever the pots are wet. The second concern I have is the pots suck all of the water out of the soil. I guess the positive side of this is you never have to worry that your plants are going to damp off because it doesn't stay wet enough, but on the flip side watering twice a day to keep the soil from being bone dry is a little much. Also, just a note: when planting the peat pots make sure to cut off the top part of the pot and bury the pot below the soils surface or the plants will dry out and die. Also, it might be a good idea to cut vertically down the pots at planting to prevent the plants from becoming root bound since the pots don't decompose as fast as advertised. The one advantage to these pots is that I will be able to start plants indoors that are hard to transplant, that is if I can keep them alive through their constant drought and mold issues.

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100 Count- Jiffy 7 Peat Soil Pellets Seeds Starting Plugs: Indoor Seed Starter- Start Planting Indoors for Transplanting to Garden or Planter Pot Review

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(More customer reviews)Why would anyone pay $18.00 plus $8.20 shipping for the same pellets that can be bought at Wal Mart for $8.00.

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Jiffy-7 Jiffy Quality The Jiffy-7 pellet is made from sphagnum peat from specially selected peat bogs. Lime and a special fertilizer with a low ammoniumcontent are added to the peat in order to stimulate growth. The pellets have a pH of approximately 5.3 and are wrapped in a thin, degradable net.Ideal for starting your seeds indoors! Just put a few seeds in each pellet and add water. Each pellet has its own compartment. All you have to do is put the dome lid on top and you have ideal temperature and climate settings to propagate your seedlings!The peat pellets expand into a self contained soil container held together thin netting. Drop the netted container directly into the ground or planter pot. No mess, no fuss. This is the best and easiest way to start plants early.

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Jiffy 5605 Seed Starting Mix - 4 Quart Bag Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought these because I have used the plugs, and the plugs have worked out really well in the past. This stuff, however, doesn't hold water.. which is sort of essential for plants. it seems to evaporate, or get sucked up into the jiffy pot and evaporates. I'd recommend the plugs if you have one of those plastic jiffy greenhouses instead. I can't believe they even sell this stuff.

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Jiffy 5262 Self Watering Professional Greenhouse 70-Plant Starter Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)Well, anything could be better. To call the construction flimsy is to give it too much credit; the plastic parts will require careful handling at every stage.
But for sprouting seeds, I doubt it can be beat. I planted 16 tomato seeds in 8 peat pods. After only 4 days, 10 of the seeds, in 7 of the pods, had sprouted. On day 5 I have 3 sprouts in 2 of my 4 pods with year-old eggplant seeds, plus 1 bell pepper sprout, also from year-old seeds. The instructions are complete and easy to follow. I could quibble over the price, given the unit's construction from what would ordinarily be called packaging material, but it does come with 70 peat pellets, 54 of which I'll have for next spring. Net net, I have to highly recommend it.
BTW, I am warming the greenhouse from below. Instead of using a $40 warming mat, I've propped the greenhouse about 3/4 inch high on packaging foam and coiled a couple lengths of rope light beneath it. Checked the pod temps after a day with a meat thermometer; they varied from 78 to 82 degrees F, perfect for tomato sprouts. Your results may vary. If you go this route, be sure to buy a rope light with incandescent lights, not LEDs. And thanks to whatever web site taught me this simple method.

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Hydrofarm CK64050 Germination Station with Heat Mat Review

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(More customer reviews)This item is essentially a plastic base and clear top (very flimsy) with a heating pad that the base sits on. It's adequate for starting plants from seed, but my main complaint is that for what you get, it's way too expensive. I believe a fair price for this item would be around $20, NOT $40. If you do decide to purchase a germination station like this one, buy the one with the taller top - it doesn't take long before the new plants start running into the 2" tall lid.

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Grow healthier starts quickly and easily with total control over heat and humidity with this germination station from Hydrofarm. Much like a greenhouse a miniature greenhouse, this heated germination station seed starting system offers increased growing success by providing gentle warmth to the planting bed and by controlling the humidity under the dome. The purchase includes a 17 watt, UL listed, waterproof heat mat and an 11- by 22-inch watertight growing tray with 72-cell seedling insert and instructions.

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Jiffy 5032 Professional Greenhouse 25-Plant Starter Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)these are a wonderful starter for those who have no green thumbs, and i would also guess for those who have them.
just add water and they expand and allow the seeds to be covered. the greenhouse works great in an apartment..i can have it in the window and not have to worry about any drafts.
i am using it to make a small herb garden, and so far everything is growing well. its the first seeds ive ever planted that didnt die within the first week.

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