Post by Yoris on Mar 26, 2019 18:34:59 GMT -7
Yesterday, we went to a local greenhouse and found that they sold strawberry plants. They were expensive for strawberry plants, but they were in big containers for strawberries. What struck me was the varieties: Quinault (everbearing), Fort Laramie (everbearing), and All Star (June bearing). I got one of each (they were $1.99 each), to try them out. I transplanted them the same day, and gave them compost (mint and/or onion and/or manure and/or forest materials) and wood ash. I had never transplanted strawberries so early, but they are frost hardy and they said I could do it right away. I was pleased to find today that not only did they survive the night, they look happier than they did yesterday.
Our trip was to get the aforementioned compost from a local seller; the compost was $5 for each 50lb bag. We saw the greenhouse on the way and decided to drop in. They had a lot of fruit trees and flowers.
I was running low on my usual worm castings and peat moss seed starting mix; so, I added some storebought seed starting mix, some wood ash, some monoammonium phosphate, and a bag of that compost to my worm casting mix, and mixed it up. Hopefully the plants will like it. The tomatoes and wonderberries I finished planting today are in this new mix.
I give my seedlings extra phosphorus, since they tend to need it in the unheated greenhouse. The wood ash helps the seedlings to be strong and green.
Our trip was to get the aforementioned compost from a local seller; the compost was $5 for each 50lb bag. We saw the greenhouse on the way and decided to drop in. They had a lot of fruit trees and flowers.
I was running low on my usual worm castings and peat moss seed starting mix; so, I added some storebought seed starting mix, some wood ash, some monoammonium phosphate, and a bag of that compost to my worm casting mix, and mixed it up. Hopefully the plants will like it. The tomatoes and wonderberries I finished planting today are in this new mix.
I give my seedlings extra phosphorus, since they tend to need it in the unheated greenhouse. The wood ash helps the seedlings to be strong and green.