Jiffy 5042 Windowsill Greenhouse 24-Plant Starter Kit With J7

by Jiffy

Product Features

• Indoor Gardening
• Greenhouse Gardening

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 4.5 x 3 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001254WQ0
• Item model number: 5042
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,947 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #8 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Plants & Planting > Greenhouses

Product Description

Jiffy Windowsill 24 Plant Greenhouse

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works Well, but a tad fragile, February 22, 2011

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Jeff B "JB" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jiffy 5042 Windowsill Greenhouse 24-Plant Starter Kit With J7 (Lawn & Patio)

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.

Good Luck

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars works as described, January 14, 2012

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suki6971 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jiffy 5042 Windowsill Greenhouse 24-Plant Starter Kit With J7 (Lawn & Patio)

They arrived faster than expected. They are working like a charm now. Am using them to try my first time at growing peppers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked perfectly, March 8, 2011

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SummerSky (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jiffy 5042 Windowsill Greenhouse 24-Plant Starter Kit With J7 (Lawn & Patio)

I have 100% germination. The netting was like paper; after it was wet it was easy to rip open with my fingers in the instances where it didn't rip itself open during the expansion phase. I bought a different brand of pellets at another store and they aren't nearly as nice.