There is an
article about extending the growing season outdoors with your indoor hobby under "education pages" on
HTGSupply.com's web page, but I want to expand on it in the next few posts as we prepare and plant our outdoor gardens.
We all love to grow indoors, but there is no better light source than the sun, no deeper pot than the soil, and no cheaper water than rain. Why not expand your indoor hobby outdoors?
First, what you want to do is start a lot of seeds. I really like the
starter plugs, they are environmentally friendly (made from composted tree bark which is renewable) they have a preformed hole for your seeds and don't have the pH problems of
Rockwool. They are a lot cleaner than dirt and have some nutrients in them so they get your seedlings off to a great start. Also, they make
potting up a snap, with minimal root damage. You just push the plug up from the bottom and plop it into a bigger pot or into your outdoor garden, simple as that. It is a good idea to apply some
fertilizer after potting up.
Next, read
my post on ways to speed up the growth cycle starting with seedlings.
Good Growing,
Dr. E.R. Myers
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