Plastic bags are a good way to sow before the spring weather comes
Columbia Basin Garden Club President Valerie Parrott shows a plant she’s started in a resealable plastic bag. The plants will be ready to transplant in mid-May, she said.
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Plants that have been started in plastic bags can be stacked up on racks until it’s time to put them outside.
Keep plants in plastic bags moderately wet, spritzing them as needed.
MOSES LAKE — Winter may be wheezing out its last gasps, but we’re still a ways off from time to put most spring plants outdoors. Seeds can be planted ahead of time in milk jugs or ice cube trays, but there’s a third medium that’s had some success: plastic resealable bags.
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