I seemed to have jumped the gun. For anyone not aware, we got a lovely May 2nd snow storm of 18-24 inches, depending on your location. My low tunnels got rather crushed by the snow, but a the plants that have emerged, as the snow melts, seem to be doing OK. With any luck the snow will melt off quickly as the scallions, parsley and lettuce are getting a little big for their soil blocks.
This morning I seeded 900 soil blocks with cabbage for Spirit Creek Farm. Not sure what a soil block is? Check out the new pictures in the photo gallery to see me making them. Basically they are compressed cubes of potting soil mix with little holes pre-made for putting seeds in. The cube form gives them more room than a plastic pot, which is tapered at the bottom. They also sit side by side supporting themselves so the only plastic needed is a reusable tray to hold the blocks in.
Total Soil Blocks this year: 5540