Hooray, hooray!
The Bachelor's Buttons have germinated! |
A lovely morning seeding with friends at True Calling Farm. This is their first year in action, too! |
Each spring, when I put my hands into the soil for the first time, I'm filled with such joy. So much hope lies nestled within each of these seeds! And so, I try to give them the best possible conditions for germination: light, warmth, moisture, air circulation, and excellent potting mix from Vermont Compost.
I'm planting exclusively in soil blocks this year, as a means to reduce my plastic use and save space on starts with low germination rates. It's been fun experimenting with this system. Do I bottom watering or mist? What will "potting up" be like? How can I best keep these little mini-blocks moist and upright? Check out two trays of lisianthus below- over 600 starts in two standard trays!
Two trays of lisianthus varieties- with a sprinkle of vermiculite to mitigate algae growth! |
I hope you all stay warm during the coming storm. Spring really is coming, I promise!
Cheers,
Stacy
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