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10 Easy Steps to Soil Blocking

March 21, 2019Lisa Mason Ziegler

Birthing baby plants. Small blocks with seeds just cracking open. Are you wondering about how to start seeds? This tutorial will walk you through the steps and if you want...

Low-Budget Plants

February 9, 2019Lisa Mason Ziegler

10 day old squash seedlings in 2″ blocks. Aren’t we all looking for a deal? Well, there is no better deal than starting plants from seed. These past years farming...

Top 5 Seed-Starting Mistakes!

January 15, 2019Lisa Mason Ziegler

Avoid these common seed-starting mistakes: In my travels of teaching the how-to’s and no-no’s of seed starting, I find the following to be the most common issues folks are facing....

Tabletop Seed Starting

January 7, 2019Lisa Mason Ziegler

I have been soil blocking since the beginning of my flower farming career in 1998. When I learned of seed starting with soil blocking it solved a couple of challenges...

FAQ: Seed Starting with Soil Blocking

August 23, 2018Lisa Mason Ziegler

I have been soil blocking since the beginning of my flower farming career in 1998. When I discovered soil blocking in Eliot Coleman's book The New Organic Grower it solved...

Seed Starting: When Do You Start?

March 6, 2018Lisa Mason Ziegler

Soil blocked seedlings showing off their beautiful roots. This is for sure one of the busiest seed starting times of the year and for me, one of the most exciting...

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