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  • From: Allan Balliett <aballiett AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Planting out Plugs
  • Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 08:05:33 -0400

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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