Got a really late start on the season. Set up seeds to germinate on August 5th - used rock wool cubes, heating mat, and humidity dome and it worked really well. Consistent 82-85 temps. Each of 14 varieties got its own cube with 5-8 seeds and right now I'm 12/14 on having at least one viable seedling.
When they popped and stretched their leaves up a bit I moved the cubes into black one gallon nursery pots and buried them deep. Then I moved them right up to the roof and under some shade cloth:
I should be able to grow year round (NorCal - Zone 10a/b) and the spot seems pretty ideal for a winter grow - up against a south facing wall up on a roof with nothing to block any of the available daylight.
I'm going to leave the shade cloth up until for at least a couple weeks when they have several sets of true leaves.
When they popped and stretched their leaves up a bit I moved the cubes into black one gallon nursery pots and buried them deep. Then I moved them right up to the roof and under some shade cloth:
I should be able to grow year round (NorCal - Zone 10a/b) and the spot seems pretty ideal for a winter grow - up against a south facing wall up on a roof with nothing to block any of the available daylight.
I'm going to leave the shade cloth up until for at least a couple weeks when they have several sets of true leaves.