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Pre-sow vermiculite 6L
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Temporarily
Description
Pre-sowing on vermiculite is easy and fast. The granules retain moisture and air, allowing seeds to germinate easily and develop strong roots.
Temporarily 10% discount
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Contents Volume: 6L
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- The app helps you with almost everything you do in your vegetable garden: sowing, tending, and harvesting.
- If something goes wrong, the app tells you what steps to take.
- If that doesn’t work, you can ask us for advice.
- If that still doesn’t help, we’ll look for other solutions together. Until we get it right.
Why pre-sow with vermiculite?
Most people pre-sow in pots with potting soil. This doesn't always go well: the potting soil dries out or becomes too wet and starts to mold, the seeds don't germinate well or the seedlings grow too quickly. And when you want to transplant the delicate seedlings, you easily damage the roots.
With a mixture of 50% vermiculite and 50% Makkelijke Moestuin Mix, you don't have any of those disadvantages. The moisture and air balance in it is perfect: the seeds will easily germinate. And because vermiculite is sterile, you have less chance of mold.
Vermiculite doesn't stain, your hands don't get dirty, and spilled vermiculite can be easily wiped up. So you can pre-sow right at the kitchen table.
Note: this product is sold out and will not be restocked. We are working on another pre-sowing mixture that is specially made for us. As soon as it is available, it will be added to the shop - to replace pre-sowing with vermiculite.
Note: this product is sold out and will not be restocked. We are working on another pre-sowing mixture that is specially made for us. As soon as it is available, it will be added to the shop - to replace pre-sowing with vermiculite.
Tomatoes and other summer vegetables like zucchini, need to be pre-sown indoors in late March or early April. They can't go outside until the end of May when the weather is warm enough often enough. That's why you pre-sow them indoors and put them in your garden once they're strong seedlings.
Pre-sowing other vegetables can also be a good idea. Early in the season for example, or if you have little room left in your garden beds.
Pre-sowing other vegetables can also be a good idea. Early in the season for example, or if you have little room left in your garden beds.
Step-by-step instructions are in the Planty Gardening app. But in short, it goes like this:
- Combine 1 part Vermiculite and 1 part MM-Mix
- Pour in just enough water so it sticks together
- Fill the MM-Airpots* with the mixture and press it down lightly
- Poke a hole(s) in the mix
- Put in a seed and cover it up
- Put the air pot in a bowl or dish to catch excess water
- Put it in a warm spot
That’s it ;-)
*We use air pots: the plants grow better and faster in these than in ordinary pots.
