Moving Seedlings to Your Outdoor Garden (Continued)
Transplant Seedlings
Supplies needed:
A filled watering can
A narrow trowel
Your garden plan indicating seedling locations
Your Tray of
To transplant seedlings, take entire Bowl and Tray outside. Follow these 4 basic steps for each seedling until entire Tray is planted:
1)Dig hole;
2)Remove seedling from Tray;
3)Place seedling in hole and fill; and
4)Water seedling.
1Remove Seedling from Tray
•Lift Tray from Bowl.
•With finger, gently push up on Grow Sponge bottom.
•Remove from Tray holding Grow Sponge – not plant.
•Return Tray to Bowl.
2Dig Hole
•Insert trowel about 3” (7.6cm) into soil at marked location.
•Pull trowel toward you to create an opening in soil and leave trowel in soil…
3Place Seedling in Hole and Fill
•With trowel still in soil, put Grow Sponge in hole so its top is about ½” (1.2cm) below the surface.
•Hold Grow Sponge in place and pull out trowel.
•Fill with soil around, and to the top of Grow Sponge.
•Lightly press down soil to remove air pockets. At the same time, make a shallow,
4Water Seedling
Water each seedling at its base by pouring 1 to 2 cups (.23 to .47 liters) of water into depression immediately after transplanting. (Do not pour water on top of delicate seedling!).
Repeat these 4 steps until all seedlings from Tray are planted. Once finished, go back and give each seedling another cup or two of water.
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