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How Many Worms Do I Need for a Worm Bin?
Start with about 1 pound of red wigglers (about 1,000 worms) per square foot of bin surface, and give the bin 1 square foot for each pound of food scraps you make in a week.
How to Chit Potatoes Before Planting
Chit seed potatoes for 4 to 6 weeks in an egg carton in bright shade until the sprouts are short and green, then cut, cure and plant 1 to 2 weeks before your last frost. Timeline, sprout length, cutting sizes and curing.
Soaker Hose vs Drip Irrigation for Raised Beds
Drip irrigation waters raised beds more evenly and handles timers and multiple beds; a soaker hose is cheaper and fine for one short, level bed. A side-by-side table, when each wins, and a 4×8 layout for both.
Paper Towel Germination Test: How to Test Old Seeds
Roll at least 20 seeds in a damp paper towel, seal it in a bag somewhere warm and count the sprouts. The germination percentage formula with a worked example, how long to wait by crop, and how many seeds to sow per cell once you know your rate.
How to Start Lettuce Seeds Indoors
Sow lettuce indoors 8 to 6 weeks before your last frost and plant it out 4 to 3 weeks before. Why the seed wants light and a cool tray, days to sprout by soil temperature, seeds per cell, and when to direct sow instead.
How to Start Broccoli Seeds Indoors (Spring and Fall)
Sow broccoli seeds 8 to 6 weeks before your last frost and plant them out 4 to 2 weeks before it, or start them about 13 weeks before your first fall frost. Germination temperatures, cool growing, hardening off and how to keep broccoli from buttoning.