Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Soil Block Planting


I have 420 seeds planted (Jan 9 & 10). Using the soil blocker method, it takes a small amount of space at the seeding stage. We've transformed our basement into a garden plot for the time being. Using a heated mat set at 70 degrees ( spinach, lettuce, peas, pansy, bok choy, arugula, cabbage, Sweet William and onion), spinach has started to germinate at 3 days.

Experience tells me, I must keep good records so I thought I'd put info here as well as in several other places. The specific varieties and planting dates are written in my garden diary in a Word document on my computer and also in a table / chart.

I hope to plant several hundred more onions today, which will go in the garden around March 20. Plotting out planting and harvesting dates seem to make the year go by quickly.

3 comments:

  1. That looks neat...hope you have great success with it!

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  2. How lovely to see seedlings/plantings. We on the NE coast are frozen winter - snow and subzero. I only do patio containers now as not able to do a full garden, and so miss it.

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