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The first problem was locating the required size zip bag, which proved something of a problem, as most of my usual suppliers had no idea what I was talking about. Eventually I tracked down a supply; they are used for taking food samples in the catering industry. As I did not want to use vermiculite, peat, or any substance that might contain pathogens, some other material would have to be used. As luck would have it when strolling through the market on Saturday morning amid all the Christmas shopping commotion, holly wreaths, Christmas trees plants and flowers, I spied a trader shouting about something that looked like large orange dusters. A closer look revealed a cloth like a chamois that advertised as the latest thing for cleaning up spills on carpets, floors, and the like. They were very absorbent and would hold three times their own volume of water. Just what I was looking for! So after some money had changed hands and I informed him of another angle to sell his wares, a few of the cloth?s accompanied me on the journey home. Now it was time to get down to business and get some seed sown, first the Catalogue no, name, source of seed, and sowing method had to be logged in the seed book. Then came the tedious bit, writing the labels. (I hate writing labels) I only use four inch white plastic labels and a pencil, for in spite of all the modern technology there is nothing that I have discovered yet that will last like a pencil. The cloth was rinsed several times in warm water before being cut into squares that would conveniently fit into the six inch by four-inch zip bags. These were then left to soak in a dish of water to which had been added a sachet of benlate. (Yes I still have a supply) I wasn?t going to take any chances with fungal attack after going to all this trouble. A large pair of tweezers is convenient at this point to lift the squares from the dish and avoid getting the mixture on your hands; the squares are placed on a polythene sheet spread on the bench Go To Page: 1 2
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