Content
- Make a greenhouse and remove cuttings
- What egg packs and empty plastic cups are good for
- Seed does not always have to cost anything
- One grain per cup and nothing more
- Tips
A miniature greenhouse is quickly made by hand
Make a greenhouse and remove cuttings
In the household you will find a lot of items from which you can tinker with a few simple steps a fully functional greenhouse for your own plant breeding. In addition to cardboard egg cartons, empty sales packaging made of transparent plastic is ideal for sowing.
Those who find the nursery boxes too expensive can easily make their mini greenhouse out of a whole range of household items that they no longer need. By the way, if you have children with whom you can have a very good idea Enthusiasm for plant breeding want to promote a little. The ideal crafting time for such small greenhouses are the last weeks in February or at the beginning of March. Thus, the seedlings still have enough time to develop stable until planting in the field.
What egg packs and empty plastic cups are good for
In an egg pallet that is no longer needed, you can finally raise six to ten plants without much effort. For this purpose, the lid is first removed and filled the wells with not too moist soil. As a composition of the soil, in the case that tomatoes or cucumbers are raised, we recommend the following mixture:
Seed does not always have to cost anything
It will be particularly cheap to make at the greenhouse, if seeds from the harvest of the last summer are available for the rearing of the seedlings. The best breeding successes occur when seeds of the fruits taken from the fruit are taken Trader at the weekly market come. Otherwise, there are also numerous file sharing networks by allotment gardeners who offer plant seeds from natural cultivation for a small fee.
One grain per cup and nothing more
Economical sowing is particularly important for the growth of plantlets. If too much seed is used, the seedlings will otherwise take each other's soil off. Press each grain a few millimeters deep into the ground and then close the small opening. Moist earth must not be poured on. Instead of the severed lid, the box now gets an old freezer bag (previously punch out some vents with the punch!). Finally, put your mini house only on a sunny window sill.
Tips
When the first tender green becomes visible, the plastic bag can be dispensed with during the day for a few hours and just before sunset. Also the young plantlets, do not water directly, but keep the soil moist with a disused spray bottle.