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This calls for packaged seedling mix or fine-grained potting soil. Sweet pepper ‘Glow’, started in 9-cell packs. For that reason alone-the impact of rampant inflation on our wallets-it’s wise to learn how to grow at least a few vegetables. That would be helpful, though, considering the rapidly rising prices at the grocery store. I might even consider canning, which I’ve never done…but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. This is new territory for me, adding produce to the plants offered at the farmers’ market. It will yield small harvests of produce to sell at the market in addition to what’s needed in the kitchen. Some of that overproduction is destined for the vegetable gardens. But, for the most part, “Wellspring Gardens” is producing more seedlings than I can sell at the market. If I had a climate-controlled greenhouse, there might have been fewer losses. It has been a challenge, this year, keeping plants in good condition with high heat, heavy humidity, and frequent rainstorms. The weeds and I have come to an understanding, and in the next article, I’ll tell you all about “Patches for Pollinators”.įoremost on the agenda has been starting plants to sell at our local Elkin Farmers’ Market. Winter weather was delightfully mild to allow planting right through the cold season. If I’m not working on the seedlings, I’m working in the gardens, creating new beds and expanding those started last fall and winter. Busy spring! This lengthy article focuses on starting and caring for seedlings, and getting them established in the garden.
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