Greetings!
It has been a long time since I first planted Snow Cabbages on pots (If I remember it right it was in 2018). Growing Snow Cabbage is a lot of fun since you only make them grow healthy there will be no fruit to wait but I do know that it produces flowers as well for its own reproduction. My first attempt was when I am still living in Quezon City (when I am still working as an I.T. Professional on a private company).
This time, instead of germinating them directly from pots I am going to germinate the Snow Cabbages on used egg trays. I got the idea of using used egg trays from @growingmyownfood (I saw @dora381 and @discoveringarni did it also). And since I got lots of unused egg trays on our house I decided to also use them in germinating my crops.
The packaging of my Snow Cabbage seeds says that I have to sow them on or before December 2019, it is 2022 now, making the seeds very old and well past their ideal time of sowing. If I remember it right on my first try of germinating Snow Cabbage they did germinate in as early as three days.
On my first attempt, I used a starting mix that I bought from a local gardening store. But today, I am going to use black soil that is readily available near our house. And as far as I remember I immediately planted the seeds on pots and then I just wait for them to germinate and grow.
I hope the seeds will germinate because they are very old.
First, I have to find the unused egg trays in our warehouse just outside our house. After I found them I cleaned them and ready them.
Next, I also have to find the remaining Snow Cabbage seeds that I have kept on a cabinet inside our bedroom.
Then, I dug some black soil around the house that I am going to use as a starting mix.
Then I plugged a hole on all the sections of the egg trays for good water drainage (I used a screwdriver in plugging a hole on each section of the egg tray).
Below is what it looks like after plugging a hole on some of the sections of the egg tray.
Then I put the black soil in the egg tray (almost full).
Then I put three pieces of snow cabbage seeds on each section of the egg tray.
And then I put black soil on top of the seeds on each section of the egg tray.
Finally, I water them well gently so that the water will not erode the soil and the seeds.
And here's how it looks like, I hope they do germinate. Good luck to me (^_^)
By the way, the egg tray that I used turned very soft after watering. So, if you use this kind of egg tray and you are planning to move them after watering make sure to put it on top of a solid base such as plywood or wood (you will use the wood of plywood on carrying the egg try).
@afterglow Thank you for the mention. And I think your egg cartons are better to use than mine. You have the paper cartons, so if the seeds start growing well, you might be able to cut and plant the entire carton.
Thanks for the tip with the wooden base! I am excited to follow the further process:)
You're welcome (^_^)
Wow looking forward to seeing them sprout. We have a similar type of soil, they harden when dry and are quite sticky when wet.
That's right, they harden when dry and sticky when wet.
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How incredible, I see that they are coriander seeds.
Incredible indeed (^_^)
So good to see you used the egg tray for germination as well. I didn't make a hole last time but I added just enough water for my tomatoes so the tray didnt get soaked. Looking forward to seeing your snow cabbage
I too am excited if my old seeds will germinate.
Оригинально. Я тоже приготовила лотки для яиц, но у меня совсем другой способ выращивания и я его покажу, когда буду высаживать свёклу на постоянное место на грядке
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Hey! Que interesante, es grato ver que te mantienes activo en la actividad.
Por mi parte, he intentado usar los cartones de huevos para algunos semilleros, pero lo he reconsiderado ya que algunas semillas necesitan espacio para extender su raíces, y el espacio de los cartones es muy pequeño.
Y por otro lado, eso mismo que dices de que, al regar, se pone muy frágil.
Bueno, ahora uso vasos reciclables que me encuentro, así ayudo al medio ambiente y hago los semilleros.
Espero que te vaya de lo mejor y puedes obtener bonito cultivo.
Saludos hombre 🇻🇪
Nakakatuwa naman po na nakakapagtanim kayo, gustong gusto ko din magtanim kagaya ng nasa probinsya pa ako. Try ko din nga yang egg tray, dito kasi samin kailangan bumili ng lupang pang garden kasi puro sementado na.
Try mo sa paso kabayan, noong nasa Quezon City ako sa paso ako nagtatanim. Good luk kabayan, and share mo sa commuity kapag nakapag-tanim ka na.
A good way to stay green and not harm the planet! I have used egg trays for spacing out radishes, cutting out the bottom.
For the seedlings, I think it is a bit shallow, which means you have to replant? I prefer not to touch my fragile plants.
Yes, you are correct I have to replant (^_^)
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