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To: Pollard
Well my app came in kinda handy since my notepad was a piece of cardboard, lid from 1 gal iced tea bag box and I ran out of room to write. Thought I had two bags of seed start mix but only had one so everything changed because I had to use 72 cell tray. Only 60 cells because I cut into 6 packs a few years ago and two got damaged - so thin. They're round cells which use less seed start mix than square.

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"Coffee container" is bottom part of coffee creamer container that I make pots out of - 18 fit in a tray. I'll add in the word 'cell' from up here for the 18 and 32 actual cell trays. Cells all have plant markers but this might help for later on.

Gonna go back out and lay out beds. Need to bring the cordless phone with me and see if it reaches the tunnel. Expecting a call about the job tomorrow. Grabbing more cardboard lids for notes too. I can fit five beds but will only be working on and planting in the three middle ones because I still have drop down sides to work on.

Need a couple more humidity domes. I have 4 heat mats but only two domes. Got a couple of trays I can set on upside down the dome-less trays.

Thinking about how I might start seeds in the tunnel. Shelves/table, bigger heat mats? Grow tent inside the tunnel? More planning, I love planning and I can plan once again, bwa ha ha ha ha.

297 posted on 04/13/2025 1:23:00 PM PDT by Pollard (Zone 6b)
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To: Pollard

In the end, I sowed 130 seeds instead of 100. Got one end of the tunnel beds marked off. Ended up being five 30” beds, 16” apart with the outer beds being about 20” from each side. I need to move the dozen bales of hay that are in there before I can mark off the other end. That and I’ve got cardboard and heavy black plastic laying everywhere, once upon a time, neatly, but the wind rearranged it. Miscellaneous pieced together drip lines too. Need to run new drip lines from scratch.

Whippoorwills are back and I got my first tick bite, oh joy. Might rain Wed pm, Thurs am so it might be time to spread Sevin granules.


304 posted on 04/14/2025 4:04:48 AM PDT by Pollard (Zone 6b)
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