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Making space and saving space

Mon, Mar 28, 2016Thu, Apr 09, 2009

Hanging the lightbox is again this year part of the spring time set-up in the seedling room, when gear comes out of storage for seasonal use. In late winter, the fluorescent lights are put on the light racks, and removed …

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Categories Building & Fixing, Seed starting, Tools

Advanced lighting automation

Mon, Apr 06, 2009Sat, Apr 04, 2009

It’s “just” an ordinary C$15 AC timer, but a sophisticated automated lighting control system to me! It’s Heavy Duty for the three months of indoor seedling production in late winter-early spring. After that, this little unit is out of the …

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Categories Seed starting, Tools

Eggplant check

Sun, Apr 05, 2009Fri, Apr 03, 2009

Around 10 days since they first appeared, a little over two weeks from when they were seeded, and the eggplant are doing fine. A few of them already sport the tiniest first true leaf. I imagine they’re as hungry for …

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Categories Seed starting, Veggies

Parsley pops up

Mon, Mar 28, 2016Mon, Feb 23, 2009
First parsley appears

Parsley, seeded 11 days ago, began popping up over the last couple of days, so that’s the second crop of the season, underway. Four varieties this year, two each of flat-leaf (Plain Dark Green Italian, Hilmar) and curly (Forest Green, …

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Categories Seed starting, Tools, Veggies

Grow lights on again!

Fri, Feb 20, 2009Tue, Feb 17, 2009

It took a day to sort things out after the move on Sunday, and now the onion seedlings are back in the light racks in the new seedling room, soaking up the cool white fluorescent light. Three trays in all …

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Categories Seed starting
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