I use the hole punch tool. Then put some boiling hot water in a Yeti... Dip in the end of the tubing in the hot water for 5-ish seconds, the connectors slide right on... Easy peasy!
What did you do in the garden today?
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He have ask at Sunbirds yesterday they had male asparagus
plants so do you need female?
Will they make their own?
plants so do you need female?
Will they make their own?
Still have to clean out boxes to plant beans and cucumbers but a good start
I did the 3" Net pots too this year and HATED it. I won't do it again. My roots did not air prune. Instead they simply grew threw the gaps which meant when I went to remove the plant to put it into the ground, a lot of the roots tore off no matter how carefully I tried to extract them. I also had a lot of soil fall out or wash out through the gaps... Even though I watered from below to prevent that. It was messy and problematic no matter what plants I was dealing with. And every single plant had chlorosis... I assume because the roots did not stay in the soil but grew outside the net pot.Exploring Seed Germination Alternatives
I am exploring a number of different ways to germinate seeds to make best use of my limited space for starting plants for later transplanting in my gardens.
I have been dropping 2 or 3 seeds into a 3-inch net pot filled with potting soil and hoping for the best. Maybe one comes up, maybe both and then have to cut back one, etc...
Picture of 3-inch net pots...
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This has become one of my favorite seed starting methods because the cup holds enough potting soil that I don't have to up-pot the plants for the 8 weeks I keep them inside the house. The slits in the pots allow me to bottom water them. The slits also result in air-pruning the roots and I don't have to worry about my plants getting root bound with roots spiraling around inside a solid pot. Healthier roots make for better transplanting and my plants last year did not suffer when I put them into the garden.
The only downside that I have using these 3-inch net pots is that they take up much more room than smaller starter 6-packs, for example.
Also, I have a bunch of older seeds that I want to use up. I don't think it works in my favor to drop those old seeds into these net cups and maybe some will germinate, maybe a lot will not, but in the meantime, mostly take up lots of room on my shelf under the lights.
I watched a number of YouTube videos on ways to germinate seeds before putting them into potting soil. One method that looked promising was the paper towel in the baggie method. But I did not like the fact that I could not see the germination progress of the seeds in the folded paper towel inside the baggie. Plus, it seems that the seeds start to grow into the folded paper towel and you could easily damage the seed when you removed it for potting.
Last night, I came upon a YouTube video that suggests a better way to germinate seeds using a modified paper towel baggie system. This guy uses small plastic condiment containers with lids for seed starting. He puts the paper towel in the bottom, adds water, then places the seeds on top of the paper towel. He says that the seeds will germinate and because they have room in the cup to grow, they don't get all smooshed like in the baggie method.
Because the paper towel in the condiment cup is only on the bottom, not folded over the seed, you can easily look through the lid to see if the seeds are growing, or not, and if some are ready for potting. Then you just pick out the seeds that have geminated and started to grow for your potting. Just about guaranteed to have 100% success rate at that point!
I have lots of small plastic containers that would work great for that method. I think I will give it a try. I am just wondering if anyone else is familiar with this modified paper towel baggie method and if they had any success using it?
Here is the YouTube video...
As for seed starting in the baggy, I do this all the time with fruit seeds. I've done it with apple, pomegranate, lemon, Plum, and kiwi seeds. I've had great results with it and never had any problems moving a seed from the paper towel to soil.
Yes you do.... They are SO CUTE and fun!
You guys all get so much done, I'm just gonna sit over here in the corner and watch. It's embarrassing how little I garden next to y'all, lol. 
We did our first try for okra this round. Tomatoes, lettuce, arugula, poblano, jalapeños, squash and zucchini. Will be adding cabbage, and of course carolina reapers for mr muddy.
I don't need goats. I don't need goats. The hubby says no goats.... I don't need goats...
I also need to get flowers for my hanging baskets but it was too windy to do those today
No Goats, no Ducks. All the chickens I want!
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