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To: Pollard

Lovely peas! What are you using for starting mix?


80 posted on 03/13/2022 9:58:44 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Burpee’s organic seed starting mix. Walked by it at Menard’s and my arm just reached out and grabbed it. I had made my own from peat, biochar and a little 2 year old sifted goat manure but when I bottom watered the tray which was half burpee and half mine, mine didn’t pick up the water so I dumped mine out and refilled with burpee.

Just now started 4 broccoli, 8 collards and 4 each of southern giant and Japanese giant mustards in my coffee creamer container bottom pots. Started those in some DG potting soil that I got last year. It’s pretty chunky so I dropped the seeds on top and then added 1/4” of the burpee to cover and then pressed with another pot.

My second heat mat should be in tomorrow to go under those. Those coffee creamer pots measure 3 inches across and 24 of them just fit inside a lid to a tote, 4 wide by 6 long - 12”x24” so the 1020 mat should work fine.


84 posted on 03/13/2022 10:24:58 AM PDT by Pollard (PureBlood -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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