{"id":19224,"date":"2016-11-28T09:35:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T07:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2016\/11\/28\/how-to-use-your-bag-of-seedling-food\/"},"modified":"2020-02-17T13:10:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T11:10:56","slug":"how-to-use-your-bag-of-seedling-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/how-to-use-your-bag-of-seedling-food\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use your bag of seedling food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">10 steps to successful seedlings<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">1. One 1kg bag of seedling food is sufficient to cover an area of 5 square meters. Most of our trays cover between 3 &amp; 5 square meters.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">2. Prepare your bed with compost. As a general rule one 30dm bag of compst to 5 sqaure mteres is enough.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">3. Sprinkle the seedling food over the entire area to be planted. you should dig it lightly into the soil with the compost.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">4. Water the area<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">5. You are now ready to plant your seedlings<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">6. Planting is best done during the cool hours of the day.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">7. Do not pull the seedlings out by the stems. Pops them out from the bottom of the tray using a stick or a bic pen.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">8. Do not bury the stems. The soil in the ground after planting should flush with the soil of the plug. In our experience the biggest seedling losses are as a result of planting too deeply.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">9. water the area again<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">10. Foliar feed with Nitrosol, Multifeed or Seagro on a weekly basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Seedling Care <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">1.Water seedlings when they arrive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">2. Keep in lightly shaded spot.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">3. Keep edges wet<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">4. Do not pull out by stems , pop out from the bottom<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">5. Do not bury stems<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 steps to successful seedlings 1. One 1kg bag of seedling food is sufficient to cover an area of 5 square meters. Most of our trays cover between 3 &amp; 5 square meters. 2. Prepare your bed with compost. As a general rule one 30dm bag of compst to 5 sqaure mteres is enough. 3. 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