Product Description
Annie’s is delighted to offer our favorite heirloom seed starting mix from Purple Cow Organics, conveniently repacked in this easy-to-use 2.5-pound bag. Purple Cow Seed Starter Mix is an OMRI Listed, living media containing beneficial biology and nutrients to get your plants off to a healthy start. Seed Starter Mix is a fine-textured blend that promotes rapid germination and vigorous seedlings. Our mix includes Purple Cow Activated Compost, sphagnum peat, perlite, vermiculite, OMRI Listed granular fertilizer and mineral complex. It is intended for seed starting in trays, blocks or small containers - balancing drainage and wicking action to keep roots moist. One 2.5-pound bag is more than enough mix to accommodate a 10x20 seed starting tray.
INGREDIENTS:
Purple Cow Compost
Sphagnum Peat Moss
Perlite
Vermiculite
Rock Minerals/Sea Minerals
OMRI Listed Fertilizer
BENEFITS OF PURPLE COW ORGANICS SEED STARTER MIX:
Increased germination
Good seedling vigor
Sturdy seedlings at transplanting
Save money with less watering and fertility inputs
More effective cultivation due to compact, healthy upright plants
Crafted on computerized blending line for consistent media every time
IF GROWING IN A SEED STARTING TRAY:
1. Add water. Mix should be moist enough to hold its form when squeezed but not so wet that it releases water when squeezed.
2. Fill a flat, pot, or container with moistened mix. Gently shake the container to settle mix, but do not press to firm.
3. Sow your seeds, covering them with additional moistened mix at the appropriate depth for the seed type.
4. Mist the surface as needed to maintain moisture until germination. After seedlings emerge, water as needed.
5. If desired, transplant young seedlings to individual or larger containers. Do not use container sizes larger then 2”.
IF USING A SOIL BLOCKER:
1. Add one part warm water for every three parts mix and blend to the consistency of peanut butter.
2. On a smooth, hard surface, mound the mix to a depth 1¼ to 1½ times deeper than the height of the soil blocker.
3. Press the blocker down, twist a quarter, and lift.
4. If wet properly, the seed starter mix will stick to the blocker until pressed out onto a plastic tray or a growing surface.
5. Rinse the blocker with warm water before making the next set of blocks.
6. Place a seed in the block indentation and cover according to directions on your seed packet.
7. Cover the seed starting blocks with a clear acrylic dome to prevent drying.
