{"id":262,"date":"2016-04-05T15:23:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T15:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.105\/?p=262"},"modified":"2022-02-03T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T17:35:15","slug":"planting-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/index.php\/2016\/04\/05\/planting-flats\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting Flats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-262 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/img_0219-1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0219-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0219-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0219-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0219-1-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/img_0223-1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0223-1-1-e1643743705713-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0223-1-1-e1643743705713-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0223-1-1-e1643743705713-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0223-1-1-e1643743705713-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276'>\n\t\t\t\tEarly Spring Seedlings\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/img_0239\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0239-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0239-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0239-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fastfamilyfarms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0239-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-277'>\n\t\t\t\tEarly Spring Seedlings\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flats of Veggies . . .<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have planted 11 flats over the last two weeks. \u00a0Not a lot of flats in the grand scheme of things, but each flat has between 72 and 128 plants. \u00a0That means I&#8217;ve planted somewhere in the neighbourhood of 1000 plants. \u00a0That&#8217;s a lot of fresh veggies: \u00a0butter lettuce, romaine, shallots, and leeks. \u00a0And tomatoes and eggplants and peppers!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">. . . And Flowers<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My daughter gave me a handful of flower packets, varieties that I might not have planted otherwise; things like malva, thunbergia, and red lobelia. \u00a0I&#8217;ve always loved the old-fashioned flowers: \u00a0pansies, snapdragons, petunias and salpiglossis, and I plant them every year. \u00a0But it will be nice to have some new ones to add variety and changing colour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tomorrow I will plant a flat of oriental greens &#8211; tatsoi and three varieties of bok choy. \u00a0 And one more flat of flowers &#8211; mostly petunias and dianthus, the old-fashioned flowers again!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our short Alberta growing season means that for some plants, starting under lights is the only way to get them to maturity. \u00a0March climes are cold here; nothing grows outside, even if you can dig down through the snow.\u00a0\u00a0But one happy exception is sweet peas. I love the look of them as they start to climb the porch railing in early summer. \u00a0They smell wonderful, and are so cheerful. \u00a0They take a while to come up, but if I can get them into the ground this weekend they will do well. \u00a0They will be the first plants I direct seed this year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flats of Veggies . . . 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