Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Harvest. Replace. Harvest. Replace. Harvest. Replace. Etc., as long as you want to grow
food.
Also, please check the expiration date on your seeds. If they are past their date for planting
then
throw them away
and buy new seeds. I know, surprise, but seeds do not last forever
and generally, a year from the date they're packaged is all a seller will guarantee them.
Even then, the packet will state, “85% guaranteed to spout,” etc. So study the packet and
plant accordingly.
After you CAREFULLY drop the seeds into the Oasis, it's time to shred the edge of the
Oasis so it makes the interior of the Oasis 'cover' the seed slightly and makes it 'dark' in
the center of the Oasis. Just take a small stick and go to each 'hole' and slightly shred the
edge of each hole so it 'collapses' a bit and since the Oasis is damp, it's very easy to do.
Photo 12 - Shred the Oasis' top
edges
to create darkness above the planted seed.
Lookcloselyandyou'llseewherewe'veshreddedtheOasisabitaroundeachholetocover
the seed. Not hard. Not time consuming but it requires patience and precision. (Calming
music and no coffee are both good ideas during planting.)
Learn to “Think like a Farmer”
If you and your family eat 4 heads of lettuce (for example) per week, you'll plant five or
six seeds one week to get four good seedlings out of the planting. The next week, you'll
plant five or six new seeds. The next week you'll plant five or six new seeds, etc. until you
reach the 7
th
week and every week thereafter that you'd like fresh lettuce.
As the seeds sprout to 1 ½” tall, you'll plant four of the new seedling/plants during week
one. You'll plant four the next week. Four the next week etc., until you've reached the 7
th
week, at which time you'll begin harvesting your lettuce from week one and YOU WILL
