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Four Days Growth

3/17/2012

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Happy St. Patrick's day! I just wanted to show you some pictures of the plants I potted on Tuesday, this week.
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This picture was taken Tuesday the 13th of March.
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This is what they look like today.  They grew an extra leaf in four days.  Worm castings are wonderful!
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I planted all the seeds that had sprouted in the last four days.  These are zucchini and straight eight cucumbers.
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I filled up two more trays with the starting mix.  I want to start lemon cucumbers, lettuce mix, spinach, and whatever else I can get in here. 

Yesterday I bought more bags to make more starter mix, I just need to find some vermiculite and I can make a new batch.  That means I need to get some old newspaper so I can make some more cups. 

I am just getting started!

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It Begins Again!

3/13/2012

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What I am showing you here are my zucchini seedlings that have sprouted.  I took my mix of 1 part vermiculite, 1 part perlite, 2 parts spaghum moss, and enough water to make it moist, but not soggy.  I filled this tray 2/3rds full and put in the seeds.  I wraped the tray in saran wrap to make a greenhouse effect.  That was a week ago.  Today, I am going to transplant these into my starter cups.
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This is my starter mix.  If you look closely you can see two darker spots.  That is worm castings. 

The thing about my potting mix is it is good for holding moisture, and is 'light' in weight.  Easy for seeds to start in.  But...there are no nutrients in it.  Seeds don't need food to start, they need food to grow healthy.  So I mixed my mixed my starter mix 1/2 & 1/2 with worm castings.
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This is the new mix.  I took my starter cups and filled about 1/2 way.  Then I picked up the seedlings and set them gently into the cup.  I then gently filled in around the seedling with more of the new mix.
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This is what it looks like, all potted up.  These cups can go directly in the ground.  The worm castings are the perfect food.  They will not 'burn' the seedlings, as most fertilizers can do.  In fact, you could start plants directly in worm castings. 

I had sliced a very thin layer off of the bottom of a celery I bought at the store, and fed it to my worms and it started to grow new celery off of the slice.  I guess what I am trying to say is that I am excited to see how well these zucchini do with so much fertilizer. 

I have also planted some straight eight cucumbers.  
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Here they are, about to be transplanted, too.  I am giving these little wonders good vibes so they will be good pickles. 

Anyone like bread and butter pickles?


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