Seed & Seedling Planning: Log 2009

Crops to Plant Directly in the Ground by 4/25

• greens (chard, spinach and kale)
• carrots
• beets
• radishes
• lettuce
• celeriac

Crops to Plant Directly in the Ground after Memorial Day

• beans
• squash
• cucumbers

Seeds to Start Indoors: Started 4/11/2009
Plant Seeds:
Soil: Used pellets, germinated in the dark
Length of Germination: ?

Tips:
- keep moist (not soggy), if they dry they die - soggy fungal nightmare
- when all seedlings show remove plastic cover (some say remove at sign of first sprout -test)
- seedlings must receive 14-16 hours of light per day

• heirloom tomatoes
• chili peppers
• perenials: 3 types of marigolds & nasturtiums
• eggplant (none)
• onions (none)

Options to consider: landscape fabric vs heavy mulch, where to get seeds from, composting solution, fluorescent bulbs (4-tube ballast, 1"-2" above seedlings)

Moving to Larger Containers
Soil: Organic ?
Length of Time:
Tips: replant when roots of seedling hit the sides, spread apart the roots, use a container twice the size of the previous, water to settle the soil around the roots

Plant late May