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Does anyone have experience growing microgreens on bamboo paper towels? I'd love to pick your brain! The only way I'll be able to keep up with it is if I can have the ease of the paper towels, I understand yield may be less but this is personal use and not a big deal. It's worth the sacrifice in some yield to me to not have to deal with coco coir. Thanks!
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Heather Stone
Help needed!! We live in southwestern KY USA zone 7b and our last estimated frost is April 19. Our trees usually come out of dormancy in march and they have already started the process because of an unseasonably warm january. I have some very young pear, cherry, and hazelnut trees that I'm not collecting harvest from for several years so fruit set isn't important, but will these trees be okay if and when a hard freeze returns to our area this winter? Is there anything I can do?
DeepPlanter How large are your trees? If they're still small, since you mentioned they are young, you can find tree covers that can help protect them from frost. I know this will sound silly, but if it gets so cold that you're concerned about ice building up on your trees, you can wrap your trees in christmas lights and keep them plugged in. The heat generated from the lights will prevent ice from clinging to the tree. This can be costly when it comes to electricity though. I hope these suggestions help!
Lizzie We used a welded wire fence to winterize our fig tree. We wrapped it around and stuffed it with hay to protect it from frost. If your trees are young enough this would be a cost efficient way to protect them.
Bren I grow my microgreens in a coconut coir mix on trays. Using paper towels will make it easy for bacteria and mold to grow - speaking from my own experience using paper. Good Luck!