Bought some new seed starting mix, Miracle Grow. Evidently it’s water repellent. Tried bottom watering the cell trays for several hours and they weighed the same, feather light. I’m watering from the top for now and plan to repot as soon as seeds sprout and get true leaves. Got some Promix instead and will pot up into that.
Nice weather, not too windy for a change. Going to burn off leaves today and get a couple of high tunnel frames welded up tomorrow using the first one that’s already done as a template. I’ll be installing the two end frames first and those will take longest with all the measuring and making sure they’re squared up. The in between ones will go pretty quick.
Discovered a local nursery. She doesn’t have much for veggies but has tons of flowers and ground cover. Nothing I need right away but eventually I do want to do some landscaping and make thing purty around here.
Picked up a peach tree and blueberry plant and plan to get more. Walmart I went to had Redhaven peach which I believe are the standard with all others being called early or late based on redhaven iirc. I’m hoping a different walmart will have a different variety. If not, I’ll just grab another redhaven. Either that or try Lowes.
The blueberry is Duke which I’d never heard of which is why I only got one. One website says best for freezing/cooking/canning. Will see if other stores have something different.
Seed starting mix is notorious for repelling water. Some folks add a tiny bit of dish-washing soap to the water; it acts as a surfactant. Others open the bag of soil, pour in a quart of warm or hot water and let it soak in. Or you can do both! When I use bagged soil, I pour it into a bucket, add water, mix it around a bit and let it sit. If necessary I’ll add a bit more water. I’ve never tried the dish soap trick. Whatever you choose to do, it’s always easiest to dampen the mix before you put it into those tiny seed-starting trays.