Starting from Seed:
presenter, Adriann Musson
Learn how to grow your
plants from seed. Find out when to start different vegetables
and flowers,
and the best growing mediums to use. This is a hands on workshop, make your
own
seed tapes or
start your own seeds.
Perlite does nothing but hold water, mix a little with a
good germination soil to hold water better & good grow.
The starting
mixture on right is not recommended by us, because of salt content.
Natural Beginning is a good seed starter. Its organic humus with nutrition. On right potting soil is for transplanting.
Peat Pots are for transplant the new seedling. Make sure to leave 1/2 space, so the water will settle in.
This is a new product its called Coir. It expands to
10 quart when wet. fish Emulsion is a good
source of food. Cut it down to 1/4 strength
Everything below is to make a seed
strip. A lot of seed Green houses are making them now.
You can make them yourself.
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Glue sticks or a mixture of flour and water is use. Keep the flour mixture a little thick.
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Paint brushes for adding flour and water mixture.
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On left one lettuce seed on the flour mixture. Right a strip of seeds, you plant it as is. Cover it lightly.
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Bob always has a table of seed for us.