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Soil blocker
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09/01/21 06:36 PM
09/01/21 06:36 PM
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bowhunter27295
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Anyone use a soil blocker for seed starting? Ladbrooke is the brand name.
Just curious.
How many lies will people believe before they realize their own idiocy?
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Re: Soil blocker
[Re: bowhunter27295]
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09/01/21 06:51 PM
09/01/21 06:51 PM
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I considered it, but honestly the more I thought about it the more I realized that it wouldn't really save me any money or effort over using the peat pellets and cell trays. Also not convinced that the air pruning of the roots that would happen that early in the life cycle would be a good thing.
Just happy to be here.
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Re: Soil blocker
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09/02/21 09:06 AM
09/02/21 09:06 AM
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Rye
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Been looking at moving to a blocker as well. Need ot get one and play with a soil recipe to figure out if it'll work for my context. One of the concepts about it I like is that you are consistently transplanting in small soil blocks loaded with amendments. But also just getting away from the small cell trays that are a PITA to get starts out of.
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first. " --Mark Twain.
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Re: Soil blocker
[Re: bowhunter27295]
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09/02/21 10:02 AM
09/02/21 10:02 AM
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Choo
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I've used one before. I liked it definitely handy if you are doing a lot of transplants. Plants have a tendency to root together though if left for an extended time. Also those were set up with a timed mister so they didn't dry out as easily. Did you use the four block model? What was your most successful soil blend? it was a 12 block model, we just used standard pro mix. have to get it fairly wet and pack it two or three times. It took a few tries at the beginning to get the hang of it and the right consistency.
Last edited by Choo; 09/02/21 10:03 AM.
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