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Re: Starting Seedlings

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Patricia,

I forgot to mention earlier, I ordered 1,400 plants from a wholesale
company, they were flowers, but I am sure this can still apply.

They came in trays and the plugs were the size of my little fingernail.
Most of them were just two leaves beyond the cotyledon stage.  I was afraid
to put them in the ground, but I didn't relish transplanting 1,400 plants
either.  They were getting root bound soooooo....

In they went right into the garden,  with practically straight  "Amend" for
the soil.  I made sure they were watered everyday...and they are all growing
like weeds.

The only casualties were the ones my cat pulled out.  I figured out of 1,400
flowers, she could have a few.  This spring I have an order in for 4,000.
Told you I love flowers.  Now I know they will make it.


Peg

The cat and I are still friends ...I agree animals are good buddies in the
garden.

-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Santhuff <psanthuff@mindspring.com>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Starting Seedlings


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>In answer to my questions, someone suggested Nancy Bubel's book, The New
>Seed Starter's Handbook. Sorry I didn't keep the message.
>
>I have that book, and I've read relevent portions. In fact, I've just gone
>back and re-read the entire first section.
>
>I don't find it all that helpful, frankly. Or confidence-inspiring, either
>the first time around or this time around. For example, I did at least one
>version of what she suggested with disastrous results. I have a pretty good
>idea of what I did wrong, but it's not from her book that I gathered that
>insight -- it was from other gardeners.
>
>My main objection, though, is that she has a two-step method that I would
>prefer NOT to use, unless it's just the ONLY way to do things. That is, she
>suggests you sprout the seeds to just before or just after the first set of
>true leaves, then transplant them to some sort of larger container with
>soil, and then at some later point to the garden. I would vastly prefer
>transplanting just once -- to the garden.
>
>Am I off base? MUST I transplant twice? Seems like a recipe for disaster
for
>a new, all-thumbs gardener like me. I also checked in with Mel (via his
>book, of course), and he pretty much suggests the same thing. No real help
>there.
>
>So, what about this, you experienced seed starters aren't doing the
>two-step, are you?
>
>Patricia S.
>Zone 7b, West Georgia
>
>
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