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Seeds under plastic

2 May 202217 Apr 2022 by Mike (tfb)
Seeds germinating under plastic

Plastic that looks like plastic adds its own surreal touch to any scene. I use sheets of food wrap to cover plugsheets trays until the seedlings push up above the surface. The plastic holds in heat and keeps the seedling … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Seed & Seedlings, Tools Tags germination, light rack, seedling room, Spring Leave a comment

Editing onions, counting peppers

13 Nov 202331 Mar 2010 by Mike (tfb)
Counting pepper seedlings

The more things change, the more they stay the same, right? That’s how it seems, in a soothingly familiar way, as seed starting 2010 really gets in gear at this new farm location. A little over two weeks since we … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Seed & Seedlings, People Tags thinning, seedling room, Kendall, germination, onion, peppers, seedlings, Spring 11 Comments

1440 onions

13 Nov 202315 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 Veggies, Seed & Seedlings, Tools Tags seedling room, seed, transplant, onion, light rack, plug sheet, thermometer, Winter 7 Comments

In the beginning, again

22 Nov 202314 Mar 2010 by Mike (tfb)
Seedling room set-up

There is really no one absolute moment when a new growing season begins, so I guess today is as good as many to make the call. All the familiar gear is in a new farm home (there’s a bit of … Read the rest

Categories Seed & Seedlings, Tools Tags seedling room, seed, light rack, Winter 12 Comments

Making space and saving space

28 Mar 20169 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

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 … Read the rest

Categories Seed & Seedlings, Tools, Building & Fixing Tags light rack, lighting, seedling room 3 Comments

Fully enclosed, at last

13 Feb 20098 Feb 2009 by Mike (tfb)

A 10-hour day with Bob, and plywood is up on the four walls of the new seedling room. It’s rough work, with an uneven floor and really uneven joists to cut around, either spend forever measuring and marking, or recut … Read the rest

Categories People, Tools, Building & Fixing Tags projects, Bob, seedling room, Winter 1 Comment

New seedling room: doorknobs and AC plugs

10 Feb 20093 Feb 2009 by Mike (tfb)

More building the seedling room at the new farm. Bob came by on Sunday, and I stayed on to work solo for a couple of days. This is where we get down to details. What gets me here is the … Read the rest

Categories Tools, Building & Fixing Tags carpentry, seedling room, Winter 4 Comments
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