Balcony Vegetable Transplanting Method: A Detailed Guide to Vegetable Growing Methods

Seed Starting

1. Prepare containers: use containers with holes in the bottom. (Such as the "egg shell seed starting method" from the previous issue.)

2. Growing medium: fill the flower trough with vermiculite, without adding fertilizer.

3. Sowing: evenly scatter the seeds over the surface of the soil, covering no more than half of the soil surface area.

4. Covering with soil: on top of the seeds, spread a layer of vermiculite 3 to 5 times the thickness of the seed size.

5. Seed starting: place the container somewhere out of direct sunlight. Seeds generally sprout in about a week, and no watering is needed before they sprout. When seeds begin to emerge from the soil, mist the surface with a spray bottle. Once the seedlings unfold their leaves, place them in sunlight and mist the soil surface to keep it moist.

6. Once the seedlings have grown all their cotyledons, you can begin transplanting them, and finish transplanting within about three days.

Transplanting

1. Prepare the base fertilizer according to the type of vegetable.

2. Before planting, you can first press small holes in the flower pot with your finger to position them, according to how densely or sparsely different types of seedlings should be spaced.

3. Use a transplanting trowel to gently take the seedlings out of the container and plant them one by one into the small holes in the flower pot.

4. After planting, immediately water in a circle around each seedling, so the soil around the roots settles and binds closely to the roots. This is called "root-setting water."