[Market-farming] Planting out Plugs
BillOhio
billohio at gmail.com
Thu May 7 09:04:35 EDT 2009
Allan,
I like to plant lettuce plugs--288s in my case. I cover with rowcover and
keep moist. I can sow the seeds while relaxing in the house in the evenings;
get the spacing where I want it off the bat; and the plugs get a headstart
on sprouting weeds.
Bill Huhman
central Ohio
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Allan Balliett <aballiett at frontiernet.net>wrote:
> 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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