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Posted by puzzlefan 5 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 14, 07 at 15:07
| I have found the starter blocks from Park Seeds to be very economical through years of use. I do not buy their refill sponges! Instead I placed a small amount of foam at the bottom of each segment, filled with my own favorite starting mix and I am off to a good start. One year I tried making my own styrofoam starting blocks but found cutting the foam to be very messy and not very even. |
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RE: Park Seeds plant starters
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| Thanks for the tip! I used these several years ago and found them handy, but the sponges are not biodegradable. I still find them in my garden after I till. I think I'll try using them again this year as you suggest. |
RE: Park Seeds plant starters
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| Yes, they're supposed to be peat (bad enough), but could peat hold up like that? I always have a moment of thinking I've met a cat mess. puzzlefan, what kind of foam do you use in the bottom? I've haven't been that successful with the blocks - I get so-so results, but the roots never reach the bottom lke they're supposed to - so I wonder what happens when you block the bottom with foam? Do you bottom water? |
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