I spent a pleasant afternoon pricking out these little tomato seedlings. The first two leaves are seed leaves. Then, when the next two true leaves start to show I like to transplant them while they are still small. Only handling by the leaves and NEVER holding the stem, I potted these up right up to the top of the stem so just the leaves were showing. This means that more roots will form along the stem giving the plant a bigger root system to help it to grow.
I always need lots of new plant labels this time of year, so I made my own. This is a 4pint plastic milk bottle.
Makes dozens of plant labels.
Meanwhile, under a dripping tap on a North facing wall, my
Wasabi plant is really enjoying life at the moment. Putting on lots of strong, green leaves.
3 Comments:
Good idea to make plant markers, there is never enough of them.
I use milkbottle cartons as labels as well. They're damn useful. I also cut the bottoms off for pots, the handles into scoops. I've even used a lid to plug a hole in water barrel. I believe they are useful for holding milk too.
Great idea for labels Matron, I am always running out of them.
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