Category: Seedsman Cali Cowboy Grow-Off
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How To Setup Automatic Irrigation
In this post I show how I installed an automatic irrigation system using Blumat’s BluSoak system for my 100-gallon living soil bed. A calibrated Blumat system has been shown to keep an even moisture level, resulting in greater yields. See Tad Hussey’s KISOrganics blog for the paper on this (Higgins & Hussey, 2023). These systems…
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Final Transplant to 100-Gallon Pot
Learn how to transplant seedlings in 1-quart biodegradable nursery bags into a raised bed with living soil and nutrients from KIS Organics.
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How to Transplant Seedlings
Learn how to transplant seedlings safely and easily! This is how I pot-on or pot-up seedlings that have germinated in rockwool plugs into 1-quart nursery bags in preparation for planting into a 100-gallon living soil raised bed/pot. I briefly cover seedling soil, how to prevent nutrient burn in soil, how to inoculate the soil with…
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Germination
This post shows the germination of all my seeds, and how I deal with a seedling that has pushed itself out of the rockwool plug. Materials List: Just in case anyone is interested or wanting to learn what equipment I used, here is my supply list based solely on what I have chosen. I am…
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Seed Starting
This is the process I used for getting seeds started in rockwool plugs in a plant tray with a humidity dome and a thermostatically controlled heat mat. Taking this approach makes starting a lot of seeds indoors easier, and I am also starting a bunch of tomatoes and peppers. These seeds from Seedsman were all…
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Cali Cowboy Grow-Off at PercysGrowRoom.com
Seedsman is unveiling two new strains. The amazing people at PercysGrowRoom.com are helping Seedsman by featuring these strains in a grow-off. The competition will be judged by the members of Percys Grow Room. The winner should be chosen based on the quality of their grow diary at Percys. I feel fortunate to be among the…
