Up-Potting Seedlings When You’re Behind
We're behind, and so is everybody else. Three jobs on the potting bench: Brussels sprouts outgrowing their cells with a bed that isn't ready, flowering sweet peas overdue for planting, and rosemary cuttings to carry through winter. Here's how we decided what each one needed, and why up-potting is insurance when you miss a window.
What we cover:
Why the Brussels sprouts went into 3.3-inch pots instead of the ground
Screening the mix and potting up dry
Pulling plugs with no tools: water the day before
Why one 1020 of 50 cells turns into three 1020s of 3.3-inch pots
Slow-release fertilizer at the up-pot stage
Sweet peas into 5-inch pots, and what air-pruned roots look like
Cleaning pots before they go back on the flood tables
Rosemary cuttings in 2.5-inch pots: rooting stimulant, peat and perlite, and a vented dome
Overwintering the mother plant in a grow bag
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Experienced growers: tell new growers in the comments why one tray is never enough.
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Part 5: • How We Water Seedlings Without Hoses or Wa...
Next: direct seeding beets, radishes and our last carrots of the year.
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