March – the Arrival of Spring

 The Arrival of Spring signals the start of planting. Seeding starts in a flat saves a bit of money and increases the choices of varieties. Shown above is a 128 cell flat that will start this years tomatoes and peppers. Also shown is the packer/dibbler board for use in packing the soil and creating the depression for seeds. This saves a bit of time as a half of the flat can be readied at one time rather than doing individual cells one at a time. Once seeded the surface will be covered with vermiculite and a humidifier cover. Placed on a heating mat the seeds should germinate quickly. A few other flats will be seeded now for bunching onions and in a few weeks lettuce and other Spring Crops to be transplanted out for the earliest and first harvest of Spring.