So, whats that?
Hopefully that's my new soil blockers - all the way from the UK!
Oh, what are they?
Well,. they are little thingies to make soil blocks to plant seeds in. Look, there is a tiny one and a bigger one.
Goodness!
I know!
So how did you go?
Well, OK on my first attempt. I need some practice with making the soil mix I think. I used a mix of very fine compost from work, some coconut fibre and some sand. OH, and a bit of dolomite and seaweed. I think the tiny block mix needs to be quite wet and dense - less coco perhaps, and the bigger blocks perhaps need more coco...... Its all a bit exciting though. No plastic, no transplant shock. There is even a little attachment for the larger blocker that makes an indent the same size as the tiny ones on the top, so that I can stick the tiny soil blocks directly into the larger ones - sort of planting on the best seedlings.....
cool huh!
You take this whole food production thing very seriously don't you?
I guess.....!
8 comments:
Woohoo! I can't WAIT to get our soil blocker. Congrats. Funny how some people might just go "eh, cool" and then there's others of us, that are over here going "That's SOOO cool! I can't WAIT to get one!!"
Very clever. Can't wait to see what you grow.
*want*
And it's mudpie making for grownups...don't you love that?! Who doesn't like making mudpies? I hope you can you use warm water to make them on these 3 degree days we're having?
you got it in one Alyson! Its PRACTICAL SENSIBLE FRUGAL mudpie making. I was trying to work out why it was so much fun, but I think you have put your finger in the pie so to speak!
hello there sherdie!
you wont believe this Alyson, but yesterday afternoon, during my second mudpie session, I worked out you can do this thing without even getting your hands dirty!
I HIGHLY reccomend these little toys.....can't believe you cant buy them in OZ.
But Mrs Duck Herder, you can get them just down the road at http://www.allsun.com.au/Blockers.html - I was wondering why they came from ole Blighty.
BVVF
unlike reo bar, which seems to APPEAR magicallly in 2 meter lengths whenever you want it, last time I checked, Allsun had stopped actually selling the soil blockers because they couldnt compete with the UK prices....which seems crazy to me but anyway. I tried them first! If you click on the soil blocker info on their site they provide some links to the blackberry lane folks....?
hope you day ended a bit better than the most of your week!
And THANX for the reo bar Mr BVVF!
Sorry Mrs Duck Herder - I didn't read the page. Last time I went to one of their open days they had some, but come to think of it that was two years ago.
cheers
BVVF
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