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RE: Seed Planting - Peppers and Onions
I have not tried one of the soil block makers yet. Looks promising. For early spring planting I like to do tomatoes and peppers. I try to keep them alive all year threw the hot summers here so in the fall I have nice full size plants that yield a nice production. Has worked well last 2 seasons for us but it is not easy keeping them alive in July and August in north FL. Other then those two crops I prefer to just replant the ends of my celery, onions and romaine lettuce etc. I might add some squash or melons here or there also. You really like the soil block makers?
Yeah, I like the soil blocker. The soil you use is very important. If the mix isn't right the blocks will fall apart. I found one bagged soil mix that works but there are a lot of recipes around for mixing your own.
I need to get one of the bigger blocker. We only have the 2 inch and some plants, like squash, quickly out grow a 2 in block.
We have a very different problem growing tomatoes and peppers, trying to keep them alive through spring. Our last frost day is in mid April but we sometimes get frost and hailstorms into may. Last year, I transplanted tomatoes in the middle of May and the next day it hailed. They lost a bunch of leaves but luckily managed to survive and produce a decent crop.
The weather always keeps us guessing. I use worm castings and peat moss for most of my seedlings and then we transplant them into 4 gal buckets in the green house. I use worm castings, my own compost and a mixture of frass as my soil base with peat moss and then I use worm tea or top feed castings from my worm tea brews that will have a little bio char and other meals I like to use.