AlabamaJack
eXtreme
I thought this would be a good thread so we could share some of our methods with others on the forum....
I use some very simple tools when I plant or transplant...
here is a pic of my planting/transplanting "utensils"
lower left is measuring spoons...the round one is one tablespoon and I don't like it, I have lost my tablespoon that goes with the set. The reason I like this set is the shape of the spoon itself...long and narrow...this will let you get into most any container containing whatever you use when mixing your water for transplant....
right above the spoons is a mechanical pencil...two uses...writin' of course but if you notice the cap on the end that covers the eraser, it is 3/8" (almost 1 cm) long. I plant my seeds at least as deep as the shiny thingy is....then there are a couple more writing tools for marking the pots/seed starting trays...Note: Always mark your seeds in a manner that a cat/dog/wife/child can not move or switch on you...I hate to grow a white bullet habanero and it turn out to be a standar hab....
Above that is a spray nozzle...invest in a good spray nozzle and bottle...it will cost you every bit of a dollar and will pay for itself over and over...I use it for foliar feeding my seedlings or just simply giving them a little moisture...
Above that is a can of Beer...no gardener worth his salt would attempt to plant seeds or transplant seedlings without some good cold beer to accompany the effort...
Bottom right is a pair of shears...should be self explanatory and is used for opening bags/envelopes or just plain poking somebody with them....
above the shears is a butter knife...IMO a kitchen butter knife has so many uses from counting and separating seeds to loosening soil in the seed starting trays to whatever you need a good flat blade for...
above the butter knife is a heavy duty knife....and above the heavy duty knife is a pocket knife...I don't think I have ever NOT used these during planting/transplanting...
Above the knives on the right is a standard whiskey pourer...whatever you call them...fits in most coke bottles and I use them for watering once the soil in the germination trays "hardens" a little...
Above the Pocket Knife is a pair of tweezers...great for handling seeds...just don't squeeze the sh** out the seeds or you will bust them...
Above the whiskey pourer is a funnel....self explanatory or if you are really talented, you can play it like a bugle....
And last...IMO the most important thing you can have is a pair of NITRILE exam gloves....I always wear these when handling seeds or transplanting...used for vector control when touching seeds or transplanting AND the best part is the nitrile gloves won't allow the capsaicin to penetrate them like Latex does...
What do you use?
I use some very simple tools when I plant or transplant...
here is a pic of my planting/transplanting "utensils"
lower left is measuring spoons...the round one is one tablespoon and I don't like it, I have lost my tablespoon that goes with the set. The reason I like this set is the shape of the spoon itself...long and narrow...this will let you get into most any container containing whatever you use when mixing your water for transplant....
right above the spoons is a mechanical pencil...two uses...writin' of course but if you notice the cap on the end that covers the eraser, it is 3/8" (almost 1 cm) long. I plant my seeds at least as deep as the shiny thingy is....then there are a couple more writing tools for marking the pots/seed starting trays...Note: Always mark your seeds in a manner that a cat/dog/wife/child can not move or switch on you...I hate to grow a white bullet habanero and it turn out to be a standar hab....
Above that is a spray nozzle...invest in a good spray nozzle and bottle...it will cost you every bit of a dollar and will pay for itself over and over...I use it for foliar feeding my seedlings or just simply giving them a little moisture...
Above that is a can of Beer...no gardener worth his salt would attempt to plant seeds or transplant seedlings without some good cold beer to accompany the effort...
Bottom right is a pair of shears...should be self explanatory and is used for opening bags/envelopes or just plain poking somebody with them....
above the shears is a butter knife...IMO a kitchen butter knife has so many uses from counting and separating seeds to loosening soil in the seed starting trays to whatever you need a good flat blade for...
above the butter knife is a heavy duty knife....and above the heavy duty knife is a pocket knife...I don't think I have ever NOT used these during planting/transplanting...
Above the knives on the right is a standard whiskey pourer...whatever you call them...fits in most coke bottles and I use them for watering once the soil in the germination trays "hardens" a little...
Above the Pocket Knife is a pair of tweezers...great for handling seeds...just don't squeeze the sh** out the seeds or you will bust them...
Above the whiskey pourer is a funnel....self explanatory or if you are really talented, you can play it like a bugle....
And last...IMO the most important thing you can have is a pair of NITRILE exam gloves....I always wear these when handling seeds or transplanting...used for vector control when touching seeds or transplanting AND the best part is the nitrile gloves won't allow the capsaicin to penetrate them like Latex does...
What do you use?
