Thursday, December 2, 2010
Starting Again from Zero
After facing failure in first try due to wrong growing media I decided to give it another try with the right things, I tried finding Sphagnum moss in the local nurseries but was only able to find the same sheet moss, I also inquired about peat moss and I found some but it was Coco peat moss not Sphagnum peat moss. So I bought some of the Coco Peat to give it a try while I was finding Sphagnum peat moss. After searching on internet I came across one ready mix which contains Irish Peat moss mixed with Perlite and Vermiculite and it was available at near by nursery in 1kg packing. I went n bought 1 Kg pack since seeds didn't require much growing media in the beginning. I used two white-food containers which I got when I use to order lunch or dinner from restaurant for home delivery. I filled one container(after making holes at the bottom of the container) with the ready mix and another one with Coco Peat. Also before sowing seeds on coco peat I made sure that I washed it 10-12 times with pure water so that all the impurities and extra salt would flow away. After putting media n sowing seeds in the container I bought a ziplock bag big enough to accommodate the containers in it. After placing container in the ziplock bag I made some holes in the top part of bag so that little bit of circulation can take place without decreasing the humidity inside of bag. After this I kept both setup out side and kept some water at the bottom inside the ziplock bag to keep the growing media moist.
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