Spring is in the air, so its time to plant some seeds and grow some veggies!
Soils blocks are an excellent way to sow seeds indoors or in the greenhouse to prepare for planting outside. You don't need a lot of plastic pots, can quickly plant a lot of seeds, and most importantly, plants in soil blocks don't get root bound like they do in pots, so get less transplant shock once you plant them in the garden.
Large 5x5x6 cm soil blocks with a dimple on top for the seeds
Small 3.5x3.5x4 cm soil blocks for smaller seeds.
Make a fine potting soil in a bucket. You can mix your own but potting mix works fine. make sure there are no big pieces of wood or fiber; you could print a sieve if needed.
Water the soil thoroughly. The soil needs to be really wet but not muddy. If you can make a ball in your hand that keeps it shape, and if you can squeeze water out the ball with your fist it's wet enough.
Fill the blocker by pressing it into the soil, or fill with your hands until it is completely full.
Put the blocker in a shallow tray, press the plunger to compress the soil a bit extra, then raise the mantle while keeping light pressure on the plunger.
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