WAITING ON THE WEATHER
THE SEEDLINGS ARE READY
Over the past 8 weeks the lisianthus have grown steadily in the grow tent, tiny leaves giving way to fuller plugs that now fill their trays.
Each morning I check on them the same way. A quick look for anything unusual. The same old routine. Lights on for 16 hours, off the rest. Water if the soil looks or feels light. I like to let them dry a bit in between. Fertilizer once a week to keep them moving along. The tent door I kept open 24/7 for airflow, keeping the temperature close to 65°. Just the house temperature.
Nothing dramatic.
Last week I moved them out to the greenhouse.
It isn’t heated. The days have been warm enough to harden them off. A few nights dipped into the mid-30s and they are thriving with the change. Even the runts of the trays are starting to catch up.
IN THE FIELD
The rows are weeded and waiting. Low tunnels are set with frost cloth so that when the lisianthus finally move in, they’ll have protection from whatever early spring decides to bring (like this current cold snap).
The next 3 nights will dip into the mid-20s. I had planned to plant them this past weekend but fresh transplants meeting 20-degree weather didn’t sit right.
So we wait a few more days.
Till next time,
- C