Posts tagged: how-does-your-garden-grow
How To Start Seedlings in Egg Cartons.
By ChrisjobPaper egg cups make the perfect container for starting seeds and growing transplants.
Simply cut off the top half/the lid of the cartons, and fill each cup with potting soil. Place them on a sheet pan filled with water, and the set the pan in the sunshine or under grow lights. When the seedlings are ready for the garden, just cut the cartons into indiividual cups, and place the whole things in the soil. The cartons will dissolve, just like tho » READ MORE
How Does Your Garden Grow: Seeds and Transplants.
By ChrisjobRead Part I: Assessing Your Soil.
Part II. Seeds and Transplants.
If you planned on starting your own transplants from seeds, you’re a bit behind for this year. However, the schedule below details the best dates for starting transplants; use it in subsequent years, or to determine whether you should purchase seedlings or try it from scratch.
Early March: onions, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, morning glory, cypress vin » READ MORE
How Does Your Garden Grow: Assessing Your Soil.
By ChrisjobIt’s springtime…well, at least it should be, though the recent cold front isn’t helping things much. If you’re creating a vegetable or flower garden this summer, now’s the time. Welcome to the first installment to Curbly’s multipart gardening series of 2008, “How Does Your Garden Grow?”
Part I: Soil Samples: Gathering and Testing.
The number one, most important thing you can do to ensure gardening success is to analyze the natur » READ MORE
