Hi Folks! This video 2 of our 3 part series on soil blocking Q&A. In this episode we showing tips and tricks in using soil blockers , how to avoid hand fatigue, proper moisture content for mixing, why we bump up our transplants from mini blocks to larger cells for growing on and more!
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00:00 Intro
00:56 Using and making worm castings extract to hydrate soil mix
01:54 How to hydrate the mix to its optimum
04:16 How to layout the mix for making a great block
06:10 The best way to hold the blocker to avoid fatigue and soreness
06:52 Do you need to scrape the bottom of the blocker for excess before stamping?
11:25 The Spaghetti noodle test for optimum soil mix moisture
14:10 Using the 2" blocker for Bump ups
17:08 Example of ease of bumping 3/4" mini to 2" blocks
18:15 Why we don't use 2" blocks anymore but use plastic six-packs
19:02 Why our context led us away from planting 3/4" mini blocks directly to the field
24:50 How we tell when a transplant is ready for the field
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