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New to List; cinder block beds, thinning seedlings

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Hey gang, I'm newly subbed up. Or, rather, Doreen gave me instructions 
where the 'old list' wandered off to and I joined. How wonderful to have a 
mailbox full of GARDENING topics, at last!!
On the cinder block issue; they're great! We made one bed early this season 
and topped it with some old cracked safety glass. I've been using it as a 
sprouting bed for lettuce and spinach and will haul the topper off soon and 
just use it as a raised bed. The sprouted stuff is being moved out to the 
garden as it reaches the glass top. AND, the best of all, you can plant 
directly into the pockets of the cinder blocks. Great for things that might 
wander off like mints, or things that like the individual attention (I have 
a couple of kohlrabi in one of the blocks.) They make great strawberry 
planters. (But leave a few unplanted ones so you still have a bench.)
The beds in the garden don't have any borders, they're just mounded dirt. I 
didn't want anything permanent till I see what will grow under a big pecan, 
and what has to be moved around.

HINT:  when you overseed or need to weed tiny seedlings, don't try pulling 
out the offenders, just snip the tops off. That way you're not disturbing 
the root system of the plant you wanted to keep. Actually, the little root 
ball of the plant you sacrificed will help hold the other one in place.
When I sprout seedlings in flats, I usually plant 2 to each little pocket 
and snip off the weaker one when they're going good. Trying to save both or 
pulling one will result in injuring both root systems when you set them 
out.
martha (tx) Zone 9 (on most days) 
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/5505/index.html


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