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Seed Propagation
Current status is: germinating for the first time. Anything related to keeping seedlings alive (light) is completely untested, but, assuming pieces of random advice from scattered forum postings across the Internet can be trusted, might even work.
Equipment
- 7 drainage trays capable of holding 5x10 cell paper/peat starter cell pots (I'm going for easy transplantation here)
Storage rack for seedlings and germination trays
10inx5ft duct cut into 10-11" wide pieces as makeshift reflector hoods (hack! not sure if it's even worth it ...)
Lots of 5000K / 1500 lumen CFLs + extension cords + pluggable light sockets (because I'm not confindent in my ability to wire things that have to be left on for 16 hours at a time without causing a fire) = 2 CFLs per tray, attached to a cheap square plug, ziptied to the copper wire supporting the reflector.
Available Seed
Not Germinated Yet
- German Chamomile (pending indoor germination)
- Dill (pending indoor germination)
- Yellow Summer Crookneck Squash
- White Lisbon Bunching Onions
- Longstanding Cilantro
- Early Scarlet Globe Radish
Germinated
Herbs
- "True" Lavender
- Sweet Basil
- Oriental Basil
- Flat Leaf Parsley
- Chicory
Peppers
- Cayenne Pepper
- Habanero Pepper
- California Wonder Pepper
- Sweet Banana Pepper
Currently Germinating
Organized by the tray they are in. Details on start dates &c coming once ClintonEbadi is unlazy enough to double check the labels on the germination trays. I seed everything in increments of ten cell peat pots.
T0: 2x Sweet Banana Pepper, 2x Orange Habanero, 1x Cayenne Pepper
T1: 3x California Wonder Bell Pepper, 2x Chicory
T2: 3x Parsley, 3x Lavender
T3: 3x Sweet Basil, 2x Oriental Basil
T4 is allocated to Chamomile+Dill, T5 is unallocated, T6 has no corresponding peat pots
Seedlings
nil.
Garden
Construction
Construction: several small raised beds due to limited areas that receive enough sunlight, root infested soil (well, living in a forest does have its disadvantages), crappy soil, large drip lines, etc.
Cedar or Pine? Cedar may last longer, but this is being used at most 2 seasons... depends on the cost.
Soil: http://www.areamulchandsoils.com/mulch%20price%20page.htm ($20.50 per yard2)
Might need gravel for drainage.
Layout
Pending raised bed plans... at first glance, Square Foot Gardening looks like a reasonable framework to sketch things out.
