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  • From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Seed Starting Supplies & Soil blocks
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:27:53 -0500

I row-plant species that I can choose when to plant, but a big part of what I grow is given away to young gardeners & folks wanting to add to their plantings, & there is nothing more portable & giveable all summer long than a potted plant.

Another issue for me is that I grow species that are marginally hardy in this zone (4b) & putting away everything the first winter in an unheated basement reduces winterkill markedly. For instance, I lost all the seedling paw paws that I planted out in a row, whereas the ones that got potted & stored in the basement did really well. & anything row-planted here in the land of ten thousand rabbits needs to be caged as well.

~mIEKAL


On Jul 18, 2007, at 12:09 AM, Paul Cereghino wrote:

Nope they tend to degrade over time and dry out too fast... I'd say only
for annuals. I have started doing more clean cultivation in rows and
beds for my cuttings rather than containers.. Watering is much easier,
by mid summer I switch from hoe to mulch, then transplant in fall. May
be 6 of one half-dozen the other, but I have been much happier with the
health of my cuttings and not had to worry about fussy pots. I have
been sprouting perennials in flats, then pricking to the same row crop
arrangement... we'll see how it goes.
Paul Cereghino

mIEKAL aND wrote:

Most of the perennials that I grow out from seed, spend 2 years in
containers, getting planted the 2nd autumn, & they are in 1/2 gallon
to 2 gallon containers. Not sure soil blocks would work with that
type application. I've used soil blocks for starting garden annuals,
but that's a small part of what I do here.

~mIEKAL


On Jul 17, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:



mIEKAL aND wrote:



I have yet to buy any potting trays in the 20 years I've been
growing, but I get trays & pots free from landscapers, roadside
pickup & what people bring me. If you put them away for the winter
I've managed to reuse some of them for 10-12 seasons...


Have you tried soil blocks?





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