gobobgo
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Just got my seeds today !!! I can't wait to get em in the ground
Last year Larry posted a video of the entire seed planting process.It was a vacuum table that captured a pelleted seed in a hole. one seed per cell of the float tray. it was then tipped upside down over the float tray and the vacuum turned off for a moment dropping each seed into a cell. very fast planting until you consider the number of trays he has to deal with. For me I would need that machine for about 5 minutes and be done. I think the time to plant a 200 cell tray would be something like 5 to 10 seconds.
I use soil a jar with raw seeds dumped in , let them germinate until they are about a 1/4 inch long then plug into my trays .
Ok so I'm gonna build a small greenhouse about 8 by 12 feet and start the seeds the end of febuary with the soil jar method . Any thoughts or other suggestions?
Most likely a miracle grow porting soil mix
Bigbonner, do you think a fertilome mixed with native sandy loam would work, mixing till soil is light enough for roots to penetrate easily?
i use regular seed starting mix,,,,,sprinkle the seeds on top of the mix,,,,and spray with a spray bottle,,,,and cover with a clear dome to raise the inside moisture level....and it works fine for me,, { i basically use 3 of the jiffy, seed starting trays they have 72 cells per tray}
I think regular plain old peat moss would work best for germinating in a jar. You don't nee fertilizer to germinate seeds and fertilizer can actually do more harm than good to very young sprouts. Sans would probably work, but you'd break a lot of tiny roots dumping the sand/sprouts from the jar.
The mix I use is almost 100% peat moss and it would work fine. Stay away from any of the walmart stuff, especially compost, potting soil and top soil. Your seeds will not sprout in that stuff...and if they do sprout, they won't grow worth a crap.
Soil-less mix is what you want to use. Talk to your local nursery or garden center and stay away from miracle grow. I don't know of any miracle grow that doesn't contain chlorides....Chlorides and tobacco don't mix.