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Trimming parsley

4 May 20166 Apr 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Trimming parsley

Parsley, curly and flat-leaf, overflows its 72-cell plug sheet. Time to trim it back (again), so they still fit under the lights. To be unfussy and safe, a quick shear of only 2-3″ off the top literally takes a few … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Seed starting, Veggies Tags parsley, plug sheet, seedling Leave a comment

Seedlings start here

18 Mar 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Stacked 72-cell plug sheets

Staring up close at a stack of 72-cell plug sheets in webbed trays. Exactly where most of the transplant seedlings around here get started…!… Read the rest

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New plug sheets

8 Apr 20138 Apr 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Picked up a small shipment of new plug sheets and webbed trays at the post office. I really stretch ’em out, have some going for years—they’re reusable, but not incredibly tough, especially when you take them into the field for … Read the rest

Categories Seed starting, Tools Tags plug sheet, Spring 5 Comments

Seeds still work!

18 Mar 2010 by Mike (tfb)
Red Globe onions emerge

If you’re journaling your gardening seasons, on paper, online, or simply in your head, you just HAVE to take note of the very first seedlings to emerge. Of course, you can’t actually catch the VERY first one, unless you’re kind … Read the rest

Categories Seed starting, Veggies Tags onion, plug sheet, seed, seedlings, Winter 26 Comments

1440 onions

16 Mar 201015 Mar 2010 by Mike (tfb)
1440 onions

I’m sure I’ve taken this photo before, but somehow, it’s still new—the first transplants of the season! This is the look of 1,440 onions, starting out. These are 72-cell plug sheets, and the plan is to multi-plant four onions in … Read the rest

Categories Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags light rack, onion, plug sheet, seed, seedling room, thermometer, transplant, Winter 8 Comments
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