Growing, Growing, Growing!
We will use the regular growing mix rather than
the seed starting mix to make the 2 inch soil blocks, last year we used the seed
starter for all our soil blocks, which was unnecessary and an added
expense.
...Once we transfer the plants into the 2 inch blocks we will take them off the heat mat since they just need warm soil to emerge.
...Once we transfer the plants into the 2 inch blocks we will take them off the heat mat since they just need warm soil to emerge.
Growing, Growing,
Growing!
The tomato plants are really growing a ton. We will be transplanting them into the 2 inch soil blocks this week. I went to Linder's Garden Center today and bought more seedling trays and plastic covers and also some growing mix. We will use the regular growing mix rather than the seed starting mix to make the 2 inch soil blocks, last year we used the seed starter for all our soil blocks, which was unnecessary and an added expense.
The pansies just started to emerge and they are the last of the first round of seedlings to sprout. We really got excellent germination this year. Almost 100%. The tomatoes look the best, peppers are coming up nicely and snaps too. Once we transfer the plants into the 2 inch blocks we will take them off the heat mat since they just need warm soil to emerge. The grow lights remain on from 5 am to 9 pm, which gives them a lot of ‘sunlight’ to head toward. We keep it very close to the plastic top so the plants don’t reach for the light too much and become lanky.
We plan on using the second set of seeding trays to nest the original trays into, so we can soak the plants without water leaking out of the original trays. The tomatoes are almost tall enough to warrant removing the clear plastic covers. In a few weeks we will need to raise the grow lights one notch so the top of the plants don’t grow into them.
The tomato plants are really growing a ton. We will be transplanting them into the 2 inch soil blocks this week. I went to Linder's Garden Center today and bought more seedling trays and plastic covers and also some growing mix. We will use the regular growing mix rather than the seed starting mix to make the 2 inch soil blocks, last year we used the seed starter for all our soil blocks, which was unnecessary and an added expense.
The pansies just started to emerge and they are the last of the first round of seedlings to sprout. We really got excellent germination this year. Almost 100%. The tomatoes look the best, peppers are coming up nicely and snaps too. Once we transfer the plants into the 2 inch blocks we will take them off the heat mat since they just need warm soil to emerge. The grow lights remain on from 5 am to 9 pm, which gives them a lot of ‘sunlight’ to head toward. We keep it very close to the plastic top so the plants don’t reach for the light too much and become lanky.
We plan on using the second set of seeding trays to nest the original trays into, so we can soak the plants without water leaking out of the original trays. The tomatoes are almost tall enough to warrant removing the clear plastic covers. In a few weeks we will need to raise the grow lights one notch so the top of the plants don’t grow into them.
Posted: Tue - March 30, 2004 at 09:12 PM
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