Time to Organize

 

I mixed some soil for hanging baskets the other day. The mixture I am trying is 4 parts soil, 2 parts peat and 1 part sand. It feels really nice, but if you have a better suggestion I am open to ideas. This is just a “formula” I found on the internet. For my seeding mixture I am using 1 part soil, 2 parts perlite and 2 parts peat. So far the seedlings seem to be doing well in it. Again, open for suggestions. If you are wondering, I do not care for my hanging baskets. They are 12-inch and too small. I would also rather have plastic as these dry out so quickly, but I cannot justify the expense of new when I have so many of these. I’ll have to make it work.

Today, I ran out of space to put flats and was forced to finally address the mess.

I didn’t get too far, but at least opened up a few lights for the new flats. Tomorrow I’ll put together a post of all the things I’ve started so far.

I did transplant my geraniums into 4-inch pots. The border scarlet had 14 of the 18 seeds planted germinate, but the Colorama F2 only had 16 of the 30 seeds grow. I don’t mind…for $1.19 I got 16 plants…not so bad (if I can keep them alive). Plus, it just means I can justify ordering some other colors.

Falling Behind Already

 

So I think I will stick to the theory that last year my Impatiens didn’t grow because I did not mix adequate seeding soil. This year about 75% are germinating (I’ll get a more accurate count at a later date).

I have a few flats going, but the plant room is still a mess leaving no room to make progress. I’m not sure how March arrived so quickly with me so unprepared, but hopefully I will get it together this weekend. Before I know it I’ll be shoveling out the greenhouse and will be pressed for spare time.