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To: cherry

We start our winter squash in those cardboard drink holder thingies in early April. Hubby gets them from the break room at work over the course of the year. Just put a cupcake liner in each drink hole and fill with potting soil. Voila, ‘free’ peat pots. Use kitchen shears to separate them when you get ready to plant and make sure you cover the edges with soil completely so it doesn’t wick moisture away from your seedlings when you transplant them.

Dill is delicious. Lettuce is long gone here but second season planting dates are approaching. Fall Chinese cabbage and lettuce is delicious!

LOL, our lows have been in the mid/upper 70’s for the past couple of weeks. High of 96 or 97 one day last week.


18 posted on 07/06/2018 9:40:44 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Black Agnes

I’m always looking for thingies to plant seeds or replant small seedlings....I find if you are transplanting something if you tuck a little bit of wadded up newspaper in the bottom the plant comes out easier without harming the roots...my tip of the day...


25 posted on 07/07/2018 1:36:38 AM PDT by cherry (official troll)
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To: Black Agnes

do the cupcake liners disintegrate? sounds like a great idea!!!!


40 posted on 07/07/2018 7:34:40 AM PDT by CottonBall (Thank you , Julian!)
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