Mar. 20, 2009
Planting Broccoli and Hardening Off Explanation
Posted in Gardening
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This week we will be planting broccoli plants- 50 of them. I can taste it now... Here is step by step what we do: 1- Mark tills the plot. We plant the broccoli seedlings about 12-15 inches apart in rows. The rows are about 2feet apart. 2-Dig the hole with a hoe 3-Use a spading fork and loosen the soil 4-Toss in a handful of chicken manure ( We let Mark do this part and yes he uses his bare hand-yuk) 5-Toss a little dirt over the manure ( so the manure doesn't burn the plant) 6- Plant the seedling 7-Water the seedling and press the dirt around it. 8- Pray it grows and produces We are also planting around 150 onion sets. Mark isn't as picky about planting the onions so I won't explain that. Misti asked about hardening-off- Hardening -off is the way to acclimate seedlings to outdoor conditions. A few days before transplanting into the garden we leave them outside in the yard to get toughened up. The seedlings are still in their trays to they can be brought in at night and if the weather gets bad.The seedlings have been in a controlled environment and need to gradually get used to being outside. I will try to get pictures when we plant. |
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