This week has been a pretty exciting week in the grow room. We are preparing to do our first harvest here soon of some basil and chervil (expect to see a blog on this process). We have started a few new seed varieties to diversify the crops that we have growing as well. We have 1 new variety of basil, kale, and shisho! We hope to be able to start transplanting these into the system soon!
Since we started a bunch of plants this week we thought it would be a good idea to talk about what it takes to start plants. To start with you are going to need a plug flat filled will your form of media. This media can be oasis cubes or what you can find at any hydroponic supply store. Once you have filled your flat you can proceed to soak it with water. This can be done by placing the flat in a sink of water or by running water over the flat, this helps to "water the seeds in". After your media has soaked up as much water as it can you can proceed to place your seeds within the media. There should be a small hole in the top of the media for easy seed placement. After this is all done you have your seeds started! Now all you have to do is monitor and care for your plants! You don't want to over water your plants, this can be just as detrimental to your plants as under watering. To make sure your plants need water check the whole cube to see the moisture level.
Happy planting!
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