[Market-farming] Planting out Plugs
Allan Balliett
aballiett at frontiernet.net
Thu May 7 08:05:33 EDT 2009
WE start a lot of seeds in 220 trays. We pot them up to appropriate
trays a couple of weeks after sprouting and then we plant them out
when their roots are filling their cups.
Right now, it looks like Spring has really come to our area, with
nighttime temps staying in the mid 40's.
I occasionally hear people say that they 'planted out plugs' today.
I'm wondering if the hoophouse is no longer a necessity if I can be
successful by skipping the potting up step and just putting the plugs
into clean beds in the field.
I'm primarily thinking of things like flowers, but I'm wondering if
lettuce could be done that way, as well.
If I remember correctly, this is the way Anna Ebey (Or whatever her
name is!) did all of her salad beds: spacing plugs rather than
broadcasting or precision seeding seed.
I, of course, will continue to pot up things like okra, peppers,
tomatoes, but I'm wondering what other folks do.
Thanks
-Allan in WV where the hoophouse IS running over
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