New life for the tea garden.

Well I bought 50 tea seeds, and put them into 6" deep bed full of coco peat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Peat) and have kept it moist for about 1 month now, today there are eight poking out of the soil, and I bet there are a lot more on their way! I will be moving the germinated plants into pots once I get more pots. I will be using organic nutrients from earth juice with an NPK ratio of 2-1-1, they call it a blend of good things from the land and sea, and it works with hydroponics.


These plants will be grown in coco peat indefinitely, in about two years when they are big enough to harvest from I will start taking clones and try hydroponics again. I can make a more stable environment in soil than I can in water, which will make it easier to keep these plants happy. I picked coco coir because it keeps a very aerated mix, holds water well, and lasts long. Roots need to breathe, and coco peat holds around 1000 times more air than soil, I believe this will make it easier for the plants roots to grow, and allow more vigorous growth overall.

I'm also growing 71 iceberg lettuce's, I'm thinking about making a hydroponics system just for them, but I'm not sure yet, I have to make a home for them soon though. They are growing in jiffy pellets, which are inexpensive seed starters full of peat. I've gotten excellent success, 71 out of 72 seeds germinated.