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Hi,
I want a large garden this year ( veggies ad herbs) but am not a very good gardener. In previous years,
I have started plants from seed but they were weak, died as seedlings, and/or had weak weedy stems. This year I want to grow healthy, robust plants with strong stems like I see in the stores. But I want to do it naturally. I need help. has anyone else ever used the system below?
I have the small greenhouse from TSC with the plastic sides and 4 wire shelves. Have 10 of the 72 club mini greenhouse trays with clear plastic domes with soil in them. I have one " mini greenhouse tray " size warming mat. When do I start the plants and where do I put the greenhouse? Watering? feeding? Do I need to replace the soil with something better? I have read that the commercial soils with supplements have something in them which is not good for the native soil. Can't remember the name of it. Thanks!
Karen in Ligonier, PA 15658
 
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3riverschick said:
Hi,
I want a large garden this year ( veggies ad herbs) but am not a very good gardener. In previous years,
I have started plants from seed but they were weak, died as seedlings, and/or had weak weedy stems. This year I want to grow healthy, robust plants with strong stems like I see in the stores. But I want to do it naturally. I need help. has anyone else ever used the system below?
I have the small greenhouse from TSC with the plastic sides and 4 wire shelves. Have 10 of the 72 club mini greenhouse trays with clear plastic domes with soil in them. I have one " mini greenhouse tray " size warming mat. When do I start the plants and where do I put the greenhouse? Watering? feeding? Do I need to replace the soil with something better? I have read that the commercial soils with supplements have something in them which is not good for the native soil. Can't remember the name of it. Thanks!
Karen in Ligonier, PA 15658
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I would recommend reading and following the square foot gardening method.............they have a new updated book out..............its relatively simple and should produce good yields in a reasonably do-able fashion..............this is what I am doing this spring and onwards.............because I have tried other things with mixed results.

I have had great success with strawberries on my deck and container veggies on my deck as well..........
 
Sally Sunshine said:
Wing here tak u mind off of your worries, your good at this kinda fun stuff.....


Anyone think of a celebrity look alike on my 6 wk old CCL pullets?

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in my opinion..............this chick is clearly more attractive than don king! :) Rhianna or Adam Lambert seem like good choices , given the pics submitted........
 
3riverschick said:
Hi,
I want a large garden this year ( veggies ad herbs) but am not a very good gardener. In previous years,
I have started plants from seed but they were weak, died as seedlings, and/or had weak weedy stems. This year I want to grow healthy, robust plants with strong stems like I see in the stores. But I want to do it naturally. I need help. has anyone else ever used the system below?
I have the small greenhouse from TSC with the plastic sides and 4 wire shelves. Have 10 of the 72 club mini greenhouse trays with clear plastic domes with soil in them. I have one " mini greenhouse tray " size warming mat. When do I start the plants and where do I put the greenhouse? Watering? feeding? Do I need to replace the soil with something better? I have read that the commercial soils with supplements have something in them which is not good for the native soil. Can't remember the name of it. Thanks!
Karen in Ligonier, PA 15658
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3Rivers:

I have 1/2 a green thumb, so here my two cents...If a seeding/plant gets leggie, its mostly because it wants more sun. As I posted earlier today, some seeds want warmer temps to germinate, and some take longer..(LC)...I've always had a harder time with peppers....DK, when moving outside, they need to be 'hardened off'...this entails getting them used to being outside. I usually use my own compost to start, but the ground was frozen so I bought a bag of top soil...I have heard of folks who germinate seeds in wet paper towels, this might work for you with the warming pad...(wish I had one). I started my Toms and peppers, last week, I did the cucs and zucs today, I have a bunch of other stuff to start later...and I always try to get the peas planted on 03/17....
Here's a good spot to post questions,,,,,,http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/cornucop/
 
3riverschick said:
 Hi,
  I want a large garden this year ( veggies ad herbs) but am not a very good gardener. In previous years, 
I have started plants from seed but they were weak, died as seedlings, and/or had weak weedy stems. This year I want to grow healthy, robust plants with strong stems like I see in the stores. But I want to do it naturally. I need help. has anyone else ever used the system below?
   I have the small greenhouse from TSC with the plastic sides and 4 wire shelves.  Have 10 of the 72 club mini greenhouse trays with clear plastic domes with soil in them. I have one " mini greenhouse tray " size warming mat.  When do I start the plants and where do I put the greenhouse? Watering? feeding? Do I need to replace the  soil with something better?  I have read that the commercial soils with supplements have something in them which is not good for the native soil. Can't remember the name of it. Thanks!
Karen in Ligonier, PA 15658
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I'm right there with you. We just bought that exact same greenhouse from TSC yesterday. I don't know if we're right or not but we loaded a bunch of egg trays yesterday and filed the thing with seeds lol. Hopefully they grow and don't outgrow the containers before they go outside lol
 
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