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Tag Archives: plug flats
Seed Starting Update
Since it’s getting to be that time of the year, I thought it was time for an update on my recent seed starting activities. In late January I started seeds for lettuce, arugula, kale and mizuna. These all went in … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged heating mat, parsley, petunias, plug flats, seed starting, transplanting
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Planning the Fall Garden
It’s hard to believe it is almost time to start planting the fall garden here. Our season is long enough we can double crop many of the garden veggies, and there are some things like turnips that I normally only … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged abbage, brassicas, broccolic, fall planting, kale, kohlrabi, plug flats, radishes
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Another Round of Seed Starting
It is seed starting season around here for sure, and it has been keeping me busy lately. This week on 2/19 I started the spring brassicas in two 72-cell plug flats (broccoli, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi), and they are all … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged brassicas, greens, parsley, petunia, plug flats, seed starting, transplanting
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Seed Starting Update
It’s time for an update on my recent seed starting activities. On 1/31 I started seeds for parsley, fennel, chives and catnip. All those went into 3.5″ plastic pots, one for each variety. Those seeds have now germinated, and are … Continue reading
Planting and Fermenting
The last few days have been sort of a blur to me, as I have spent a lot of time out in the garden playing catch-up. Rainy weather earlier in May made it difficult to get anything done, and as … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged cucurbits, kimchi, lacto-fermentation, planting, plug flats
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