Seed Starting with Soil Blocking
Resources:
- Soil Blocking Instructions
- Homemade Blocking Mix Recipe
- Lisa Live! Making blocking mix and more!
- FAQ: Seed Starting with Soil Blocking
Videos:
Lisa’s Soil Blocking Blogs:
- Low-budget Plants
- Seed Starting Troubles
- Seed Starting: The Pain and the Triumph
- Starting Seeds Indoors
- In the presence of seedlings….
- Low-budget Plants
- Seed Starting, When should you start anyway?
- Lisa’s Spring Seed Starting Schedule for Summer Flowers
- No Time or Space for a Cutting Garden? Think Again!!
Shop:
- Soil Blocking Equipment & Supplies
- Cool-Season Cut-Flower Seeds
- Warm-Season Cut-Flower Seeds
- Cool-Season Vegetable Seeds
- Warm-Season Vegetable Seeds
Hear Lisa Speak on Soil Blocking:
Here is what customers are saying about how soil blocking has changed their seed starting experience.
Thanks so much for publishing this recipe. These are by far the best soil blocks I’ve ever made! And so much easier than other mixtures I tried. Screening is a brilliant step. I started out with my 1/2″ hardware cloth compost sifter, but found 1/4″ did a much better job. Off to build another smaller sifter just for seed starting.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Lisa
Today is August 31. I am going to start some blocks for fall veggies and plants. Do you still put them on a heat mat or could I put them protected outside since it is in the 80s?
They still need consistent warmth for the quickest and highest rate of sprouting. Hardy annuals just need it a little less hot and more warm.
LZ
Hi Lisa: soil blocking for 1st time, seeds germinated on heat mats, then I put them out in garage under heat lamp, worried that it might be too cold for these babies (avg temp 60 degrees) they look kinda spindly, almost like they are damping off . should I bring them back inside under and put them under lights? How cool can these babies tolerate? Thanks for the help!! Marla
What are you growing? Cool-season hardy annuals or warm-season tender annuals? Both will need 16 hours of light to grow properly– lack of light cause spindly. To get growth on cool-season 70 degree air temp and warm-season 75 or higher.
LZ