Bootstrap Farmer Radio

Mindful Garden's Sean Pessarra has made hundreds of thousands if not a million soil blocks over his farming career. He is also the inventor of the Mindful Gardener Soil Block Drop Seeder. In this interview, Sean discusses the how-to's, whats, and whys of Soil Blocking for seed starting. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:38 What is soil blocking 01:23 What makes up the soil mix 03:31 How to choose soil mix 07:07 Why you should limit liquid feeds 08:00 How long till the plant receive the benefits from the nutrients in the block 10:00 When to fertilize soil block 11:00 How far in advance can you make soil blocks 14:11 Adding water for soil block mix 16:15 What is the soil block 19:24 Air pruning in soil block 23:02 Advantage of early season soil blocking 27:30 Soil block dibbler sizes 28:50 Garden planning with blocks 30:45 Are soil blocks fragile 31:20 Which size soil block maker should I get 33:20 Which trays to use for soil blocks 34:10 Drop seeder 37:50 Best practices to water soil blocks 43:30 Key components to far