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- From: "waldenfarm" <waldenfarm AT bellsouth.net>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??
- Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:13:36 -0400
I've grown all my spinach from transplants for
many years.
And here's something to try- I plant snow &
sugar snap peas the first week of August when it's hot. I get the seed to
germinate in beds by planting, watering real good to cool the soil and cover the
bed with short plastic pipe hoops covered with 85% shade cloth, held on by
spring clamps. I can set them up in about 10 mins.
I overhead water every day for 3 or 4 days
(morning & noon) to keep the soil temp. low. I take the mini-shade housings
down when the first seeds start germinating. Might work for
spinach.
Also, I cover seeds with sifted compost and get a
higher and faster rate of germination. Research has shown that humic acids speed
germination.
Alex McGregor
Walden Farm
Waldens Ridge, TN
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[Market-farming] spinach from transplant??,
Road's End Farm, 09/20/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??, Andy Fellenz, 09/20/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??,
waldenfarm, 09/20/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant!, Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 09/20/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??, Richard Holcomb, 09/21/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??,
Marty Kraft, 09/21/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??, Andy Fellenz, 09/21/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??,
Etienne Goyer, 09/22/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??,
Marty Kraft, 09/22/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??, Willie McKemie, 09/22/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??,
Marty Kraft, 09/22/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??,
Pam Twin Oaks, 09/20/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] spinach from transplant??, Allan Balliett, 09/21/2009
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