tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post6594234426851442663..comments2023-06-23T00:44:56.058-07:00Comments on Sinfonian's Garden Adventure: February 16, 2009Sinfonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-34830962600965962032009-02-17T01:11:59.000-08:002009-02-17T01:11:59.000-08:00A suggestion for your SWC baskets: I use cheap pl...A suggestion for your SWC baskets: I use cheap plastic pots and make holes in the sides with a soldering gun. That way, I can water my plants from the bottom and the holes at various heights around the side make sure that they don't get root rot from no air when the water level in the base is too high. I laughed at your description of the hydroponic shop. I felt I should get a tie dyed tee shirt to go there too! But they have an amazing collection of grow equipment. My orchids love the fertilizer.Dorothynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-16108302509011387652009-02-16T19:21:03.000-08:002009-02-16T19:21:03.000-08:00happy birthday to your youngin! My my daughter is...happy birthday to your youngin! My my daughter is 4 and son turns 2 in a month- craziness *sniff* <br><br>I asked around how big this parcel is and its surveyed at 1.8 acres- that seems huge to me, until I come across blogs of people with 200 rural acres, then I feel like me and my grass issues are SO insignificant LOL if this place had some more terraces there would be so much more 'plantable' area- but motivating any of the men around here to the task probably will not happen. Other issue is critters, with this weird urbanized wilderness aspect theres bunnies, voles, ground squirels and coyotes to contend with, so I worry if I just mass plant everything without some way of 'protection' its just going to be nibbled to the ground. I think chicken wire and floating row covers as well as the SWCs on the deck out of the critter's sight may help a ton. <br><br>my seed trays have holes on the bottom of the cells and a tray underneath toput water in- but with my lights being so close the top layer dried out quickly. I've been spraying it with water form a spray bottle everytime I walk past them/remember. Keeps the top layer ( and seeds) a bit moister until the seeds germinate and have roots to get water from down below.Cynthiahttp://mygardenismyhappyplace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-75030370407897422642009-02-17T07:53:23.000-08:002009-02-17T07:53:23.000-08:0075F should not be a problem at all for any warm se...75F should not be a problem at all for any warm season crops. It maybe a little warm for cole crops but they should do fine as well. <br><br>I water seedlings with a spray bottle and sometimes I will also put them in the sink and use the hand sprayer gently.Dan(Urban Veggie Garden Blog)http://veggiegardenblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-58722916318996003782009-02-17T06:29:14.000-08:002009-02-17T06:29:14.000-08:00For top watering, I use a turkey baster for the ti...For top watering, I use a turkey baster for the tiny seedlings. Otherwise, I just water them with alot of water, and all of the excess goes to the bottom cup - then gets wicked upward.<br><br>EGengineeredgardennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-53900122496175762482009-02-16T12:05:16.000-08:002009-02-16T12:05:16.000-08:00A large squeeze top water bottle works very well f...A large squeeze top water bottle works very well for watering seedlings if you do not have a whole mess of them to care for. Just fill the bottle with room temperature (tepid) water and then water them so that you are not getting the foilage wet. <br><br>For large trays of seedlings I use a seed tray that does not have holes in it and then fill it full of water - which bottom waters the seedlings because they have holes in the bottoms of the pots or cell packs which allows them to wick the moisture up. <br><br>Happy birthday to your young one!DoubleDhttp://www.freewebs.com/kitsapfreedomgardener/noreply@blogger.com