Seedlings Growth
Hello Friends,
You will need to watch and care for your young seedling as they are growing under your grow light. You should be checking the growth and moisture level of the plants. You just need enough water in the seedling trays to moisten the soil. If you over water, or let your plants sit in water your young seedling will bend over and die!
This is called root rot, caused by an excessive amount of water which tends to smother the root ball so that not enough air is available for could aeration of the soil.
As your plants are growing they will start to grow leaves and the stem will start to thicken . Once you have about 4 to 6 true leaves on you plants they will soon need to be transplanted out of the seedling trays and into a pot of your choice. I personally use what are called air pots. These pots are made out of fabric and as your roots spread and hit the inside wall of the pot they start to send out more lateral roots . This is called air pruning.
One key thing to remember is pick a pot size that is right for the size of your plant. Too large of a size will retain too much water and can cause your plants roots to suffer. You can always transplant to a larger pot as your plant grows.
Organic Vegetable Gardener
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Spring Garden
Hello All, This is the Organic Vegetable Gardener. I have been away for a little while working on new projects for my business. I am however back and eager to get to growing organic vegetables and plants again.
This is 2020 a new year for starting fresh and growing wonderful new plants this Spring. The growing season for me starts in March which is when Spring begins around the 20th of the month. This is the time that the Sun is hotter near the Equator. This is good news for us gardeners! The sun brings warmth and growth to our plants.
I usually start out with planting organic seeds (seeds that have no GMO-Genetically Modified qualities). As you know I am the Organic Gardener and do not believe in using any harmful chemicals in my garden.
Organic gardening is the process of only using those additives or fertilizers that nurture the soil and put back needed nutrients so that our plants can thrive and grow healthy.
I start my seeds with having seed starting trays with 24 to 36 growing cells where I add a seed starting mix which has the proper nutrients to get your plants off to a good start. I simply take a pencil and poke a small hole in the soil which has previously been added and smooth down in the seed trays. I then drop one single seed in the hole and cover it up. I think that the hole depth should be approximately ½ inch down in the soil.
I then use my T5 Grow light with a 24 W fluorescent bulb to supply the proper amount of light that simulates the suns rays. I recommend to have a minimum of 10 hours of light shining on your newly planted plants. I also suggest using a heating mat which fits under the seedling tray and warms the soil from 10 to 20 degrees above the existing soil temperature which help the seeds to germinate better.
