How to Grow More Vegetables, Ninth Edition by John Jeavons

Author:John Jeavons
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC
Published: 2017-07-25T04:00:00+00:00

Note: Seedlings are transplanted when they are 2 to 3 inches high except for those marked “LG” in columns H and L of the Master Charts beginning on this page. The LG seedlings are transplanted when they are 6 to 9 inches high.

Transplanting seedlings up to their first true leaves prevents them from becoming top-heavy and bending over during their early growth period. (This is especially true for members of the cabbage family.) If a plant bends over, it will upright itself, but will develop a very “tough neck” that will reduce the quality and size of the plant and crop. Onions and garlic, however, do better if the bulb does not have much soil weight to push up against.

Optimally, transplanting should be done in the early evening so the seedlings get settled into their new home during more moderate weather conditions. If transplanting is performed during the day, some temporary shading may be needed. In our hot summer weather, we shade newly transplanted seedlings with 30% shade-netting or Reemay, a row cover cloth, for several days to minimize transplanting shock and wilt.

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