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Monday, March 26, 2018
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Little Ketchup
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Grittyville, WA
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More than a radicle... this is a Radachle! 186 Radach @ 96 hours (4 days) no pre soak. I am moving it into a gallon pot, which is heavily lined with burned straw and a clump of rye with garden dirt pressed down in the middle. I think the transfer went better because I compressed the seedling mix more than usual, in the small pot when I planted the seed. The seedling mix held together when transplanting to the bigger pot. Maybe this was just luck or maybe I compressed it the right amount when planting the seed...
I know it�s strange to not use potting mix for the transplant into the gallon pot, but I�ve had good results this way. Compressed rotted straw is a good potting medium because it�s lightweight, holds together very well for transplanting, and has some nutrients. And it can�t get waterlogged the way peat can. I�ve found it to be cheap and effective. It�s sustainable. Peat is like coal, there�s a lot of it and it�s cheap, but... ultimately it�s not renewable any more than coal. And: This method would probably give really amazing results if mycho was added.
The past 4 days our germination chamber has got a mind of its own, the heat mat decided to stop working, & it�s been between 90 and 60. (Welcome to the real world, babies!)
Some of Anna�s competition tomatoes came up today. No peppers yet...
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