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- From: Allan Balliett <aballiett AT frontiernet.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:12:03 -0500
What about starting plants in cold frames? Can you start them as early as under lights?
A lesson I learned the hard way is that you do not want brassica starts to freeze when they are young. Even though they can survive repeated freezings, freezing really reduces the quality of the adult plant. Brocolli and cauliflower may have extemely small heads or bolt early.
I'm thinking of trying the cable heated cold frames this year. I think they can prevent freezing a few inches above ground level and I think growth can be promoted if the soil is kept warmer.
Otherwise, I'd start my plants indoors.
Where you are, though ,means everything.
I'm in WV, zone 7
-Allan
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell Pack supplier
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell Pack supplier,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 01/04/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Cell Pack supplier, Linda A, 01/05/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell Pack Rant.,
Sharon and Steve, 01/05/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Cell Pack Rant., Allan Balliett, 01/05/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Selling Live plants at a Farm Market, Kate Halstead, 01/04/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Selling Live plants at a Farm Market, road's end farm, 01/04/2008
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[Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Andrew R. King, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Pat Meadows, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Marie Kamphefner, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Marty Kraft, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Allan Balliett, 01/08/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants, Marty Kraft, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Allan Balliett, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Pat Meadows, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Marty Kraft, 01/08/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants, Pat Meadows, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Marty Kraft, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Marty Kraft, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Marie Kamphefner, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cost to start plants,
Pat Meadows, 01/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell Pack supplier,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 01/04/2008
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