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Garden Update – January 24, 2011
Seeing a picture of someone else’s seedlings reminded me that I had tomato seeds planted in a box on top of the refrigerator. Good thing I decided to look at them, because then already sprouted. The pepper plants are doing … Continue reading
Seed Swap
I participated in a seed swap meeting today. The miracle of the Interwebs brought together a group of about 30 people who were interested in meeting up to swap out seeds with each other. That alone was amazing to me. … Continue reading
Garden Update – January 18, 2011
Seeded 16 tomato plants tonight: Djena Lee’s Golden Girl 2x Talledega Hybrid VFFNT 2x Bela Rosa Hybrid FFFASTTSWV 2x Eva Purple Ball Ladybug Hybrid 2x Roma VF 2x Supersweet 100 Brandywine Riesentraube Chocolate Cherry VTO-5805 Costoluto Genovese I had a huge stockpile … Continue reading
Grow Lights Done
Home Depot sells a 4-bulb instant start ballast for $20. I was going to order a ‘high ballast factor’ ballast for $35, but I decided to buy this one and get it done tonight instead. The new ballast fit perfectly … Continue reading
Garden Update – January 16, 2011
The two varieties of pepper plants that had not sprouted yesterday sprouted today. (Ancho 101 and California Wonder) I was worried that I killed them by cooking them in the 105 degree F environment of my new seed starter box, but all … Continue reading
Pots from Newspaper
I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve been buying peat pots to plant my seeds in. Using newspaper to make a small pot is so quick and easy, this is the way to go. I made mine a little bigger than other people, but … Continue reading
Grow Light Modification
I’m giving my grow light more horsepower this year. I did a little research on fluorescent bulbs and learned that the bulbs will withstand higher current flow, which results in higher light output. This higher output comes at the cost of higher … Continue reading
Garden Update – January 15, 2011
Out of the 10 pepper plants I started from seeds 12 days ago, 6 have sprouted. I moved them to a window sill, and placed the others inside my new seed sprouter box gadget. Karma – both sprouted Ancho 101 … Continue reading
Cheap Seed Starter
Rather than buy a heat mat, I wanted to build something instead. My first plan was to build a wooden box and insulate it, but then I ran across this styrofoam cooler. I built a little shelf out of scrap plywood, … Continue reading
Garden Update: November 19, 2010
This is the time of the year when the garden would be producing lots and lots of vegetables. If I had stuck with it and planted more stuff a few months ago I would be buried in produce right now. … Continue reading
