Sow & Forget
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Why sterile? You'll know if you've ever lost a planting
from damping off. This fungus disease which attacks young
plants and causes them to rot at the root-is much less
likely to occur when a sterile medium is used.
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If you don't want to spend the money for milled sphagnum
moss, you can sterilize your own potting mixture. Just put
the earth in a container about four or five inches deep and
bury a small potato in the middle. Stick it in an oven at
2000 Farh and when the potato is done, the soil will be
sterile,
Once I have my container planted, it goes under lights. I
use two fluorescent fixtures, four feet in length, each
holding twit bulbs one grow light and one regular
fluorescent tube. Vegetables, and most flowers, don't need
total grow light if lumination and the use of a standard
bulb saves money. I find that this setup will take four
flats or four lettuce beds, which is plenty for my needs,
There you have it: good eating all winter and an almost
guaranteed, trouble-free method of raising plants come
spring. Move over, Ruth Stout!?.
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