When it comes to gardening, the first step in the process which is seed starting is often the most difficult or stressful for gardeners. There many different seedling starting mediums you can use from diy egg shell planters to citrus peel seedling starters. Today we want to talk about yet another one you can use, these diy soil seedling starter blocks.

If you have been using the popular plastic trays, get ready to kiss them goodbye today. Ultimately it is going to save you a lot of time as well as money in the long run. The soil blocks require less maintenance and cost less to make, especially if like me you plant a lot of seeds each season.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• perlite Promix BX
• organic compost
• vermicompost
• perlite
• fertile soil
• big tub
• warm water
• blockers

Are you ready to get your hands dirty? All the dry ingredients go into the big tub, it is recommended once you have mixed them together you set aside a small amount. Just in case you pour in too much water and end up with a watery mixture. The right consistency should stick to the wall of the tub in a clump.

Fill up your blockers with the mixture, and make the size of soil blocks that you need. Set them in a tray with a weaved bottom. You can transplant your seedlings from the germinating tray into your soil blocks. They are already loaded with nutrients, so your seedlings will be off to a good start.

You can follow step by step instructions on the Bare MTN Farm blog, here…

DIY Soil Seedling Starter Blocks

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