SEED PLANTING DEPTHS
All seed packets come with instructions on how far apart and to what depths they should be planted. While these instructions are a good starting
December 2, 2022
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HOW TO MAKE A TWO-SEEDLING TRAY AQUARIUM HEATER PROPAGATION BOX
Aquarium heater seedling propagation boxes are a cheaper way to artificially heat seedlings than using commercially made thermostatically adjusted heated trays. This page explains how
August 18, 2022
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HOW TO MAKE AN AQUARIUM HEATER SEEDLING PROPAGATION BOX
The cheapest heated seedling propagation box with full thermostat control is one that is heated with an aquarium heater. This page explains how to make
June 9, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG -Spring Seedling Production Follow Up
A follow up to my SEASONAL BLOG – My Seedling Production This Spring posting. MY SPRING SEEDLING PLANTINGS AS OF THE 17TH OF OCTOBER This
October 17, 2021
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Using Commercially Grown Vegetable Seedlings
Using Commercially Grown Vegetable Seedlings There is nothing wrong with using commercially grown vegetable seedlings, especially if you are a novice gardener. But they have
September 8, 2020
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Using Single Cell Seedling Trays To Grow Seedlings
While the easiest way to produce seedlings is to grow them in a STYROFOAM SEEDLING BOX or similar large box seedlings that do not like
October 10, 2020
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Stressing Tomato Plants To Encourage Early Fruiting
Here in the Rat (Ballarat) the food gardening Holy Grail is to get ripe tomatoes by Christmas. Yet food gardeners often tell me that they
October 13, 2020
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Potting Up Tomato Plants
While most of the seedlings I grow are planted straight into the ground sometimes I pot them up into pots before planting them out as
October 13, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG: My Cool Zone June Pea Planting Experiment
My June pea planting experiment As an experiment I planted bush and snow peas in my main vegetable patch at the start of June, a
August 22, 2020
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Creating Your Own Local Vegetable Planting Guide
Some twenty years ago I put together a planting guide specifically for Ballarat and District vegetable gardeners. What went into the guide was based on
August 6, 2020
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Seedling Planting Suitability Chart
Not every vegetable is suitable for planting as a seedling. This seedling planting suitability chart explains which vegetables are best suited to be planted as
April 19, 2020
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Commercial Seedling Propagation Boxes
The standard commercially made seedling propagating boxes that are widely available at Australian nurseries and hardware stores (such as the Yates Mini Greenhouse) have their
June 7, 2020
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Styrofoam Seedling Propagation Boxes
The easiest way for home gardeners to produce their own seedlings is to grow them in a Styrofoam seedling propagation box. ADVANTAGES GOOD MOISTURE RETENTION
May 30, 2020
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How To Set Up A Styrofoam Seedling Box
The easiest way to grow your own seedlings is with a Styrofoam seedling propagation box. This page explains how to do this. MATERIALS REQUIRED STYROFOAM
May 29, 2020
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