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  • From: John Hendrickson <jhendric AT wisc.edu>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] plug production questions
  • Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:34:38 -0600

Three thoughts on this topic:

Because peat tends to repel water and can be hard to moisten evenly once in plastic cell trays, I find it best to fill flats with moist (dampened), but not wet, potting mix (I use a compost/peat mix from Vermont Compost). Also, I water seeds in with hot water which helps the flats start out warm before going into a (homemade) germination chamber.

Finally, because growing high quality transplants is so important and requires as much learning and experience to do well as all the summer field activities, I encourage people starting out to take advantage of opportunities to buy transplants from experienced growers or to rent space in experienced growers' greenhouses.

-John

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John Hendrickson
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1535 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3704
www.cias.wisc.edu





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