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  1. Seed Propagation
    1. Process
    2. Equipment
    3. Seeds to Acquire
    4. Available Seed
      1. Not Germinated Yet
      2. Germinated
        1. Herbs
        2. Peppers
    5. Currently Germinating
    6. Seedlings
      1. ST,,0,, and ST,,3,,
  2. Garden
    1. Construction
    2. Soil
    3. Layout
      1. Main Plot
      2. Garden CUBE
      3. Containers
      4. In the yard somewhere

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.

Process

  1. Staring mixture: 1 part vermiculite, 1 part perlite, 1 part spaghum peat moss
    • 3 Tbsp lime (antifungal properties?) when 1 part = 1 gallon
  2. Fill peat trays 1/2-3/4 full with mixture

  3. Put 2-3ish seeds per pot to maximize chances of success (ClintonEbadi is perhaps a too-cautious person at times)

  4. Cover to the recommended planting depth
  5. Fill drainage tray with 3 quarts water (overfilled the first with a gallon, underfilled the second with two quarts, three seems to be enough to keep everything properly moist)
  6. Insert and mark seedling trays with business cards (variety + planting date + # of seeds/cell + expected germination date)
  7. Wrap the whole thing up in plastic wrap and wait

Equipment

Seeds to Acquire

Marigolds, yarrow, potatoes?

Available Seed

Not Germinated Yet

Germinated

Herbs

Peppers

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.

GT1 GT2 : unallocated

Seedlings

First waterings are noted here, but subsequent are not (I was under the impression that it'd have to be done less often than basically daily ...)

ST,,0,, and ST,,3,,

Actual situation is messy. It's late, I needed to record what I did, will reorganize &c later -- ClintonEbadi 2012-04-20 08:16:38

After repotting and thinning, ST3 and ST0 were mixed-and-matched. Everything still in a seedling cell went into ST0 under the main hood, and the repotted seedlings moved to the unhooded shelf in ST3. These are not ready for hardening off and will remain indoors for the time being Plans are hardier than I thought; a quick test in the sun and then a few hours proved that sunlight benefitted even the weak plants!

Garden

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.

Using 2"x12"x10' boards (cheaper!)

Soil

Soil: http://www.areamulchandsoils.com/mulch%20price%20page.htm ($20.50 per yard2)

Strata:

Layout

Pending raised bed plans... at first glance, Square Foot Gardening looks like a reasonable framework to sketch things out.

Main Plot

First step: allocate each square roughly so that we can visualize the garden. Unspecific order (easier to perform plant location optimization after we know how many squares of each will be grown).

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2

3

4

5

1

cayenne pepper

cayenne pepper

oriental basil (4)

parsley (4)

marigold (5)

2

onion

bell pepper

cilantro (4)

onion

onion

3

lettuce

lettuce

onion

plum tomato

plum tomato

Garden CUBE

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2

3

4

5

1

crookneck squash

crookneck squash

butternet squash

butternut squash

this row is actually spaced 18"

2

Amish melon

Amish melons

hanover melon

hanover melon

nil

3

cucumber

cucumber

lima bean

lima bean

nil

4

Slicing Tomato

Slicing Tomato

nil

nil

nil

Squash plants should be a couple feet apart and will need support for the fruit at some point

Containers

In the yard somewhere

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