They are all growing very fast. The peppers came up today. The kale and escarole have their second set of leaves starting. The onions are straightening up. I move the trays around during the day to catch the best sunlight. Also, I am working on thinning out the more dense seedlings. After seeing Gretta's nice individual plants that aren't stretching out like mine, I am trying to do better at this though its hard to trow away cute little plants.
I have almost 3 trays planted now - with 17 different varieties of vegetables.
Kale (Brassica oleracea, Acephala Group)
Now that the seeds have emerged, do you add any sort of fertilizer to help things progress?
ReplyDeleteI use a soil mix with fertilizer in it: Miracle Gro Potting Mix. They sell it in enormous bags for a good price at Costco in the spring.
ReplyDeleteI'm just working on sunlight and thinning now. When they get good second leaves, I may transplant a few to spread them out, especially the peppers. My parents want more of the seedlings than I planned on.
Where do you buy your trays?
ReplyDeleteJust at local stores. Whatever I come across. The first ones I got (the ones the onions are in) are from the True Value hardware store around the corner. The ones with lots of little plant cells are from a big garden center (Lexington Gardens).
ReplyDeleteI've always planted in the bigger trays before, but after seeing the CSA seedlings, I see the professional way to do it is the little cells.
might i reccomend covering the trays with transparent foil( it cleaves to everything) to retain heat and moisture, and thereby speed up germination.
ReplyDeleteI have to tell you, I stumbled on this site a month or so ago. I felt inspired and started my own garden (we are in central MA).It's my first garden,I have 98 seedling's of various fruits and veggies growing nicely. My husband and I spent the day getting our 3 raised boxes ready (4X12). I assigned 1 one to each one of my children and they are so excited. Thanks for this wonderful idea,that's now turning into a fun family project Ü.
ReplyDelete~Jenny
That is sooo great! What a good idea to let your kids have their own plots. I wonder what they'll grow? If I were a kid, I would do all sunflowers I think .... or marigolds ...
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