Recent plant actions

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Here is what has happened in the past month, as periodically transcribed from our greenhouse logbook:

• We have planted 1,989 seeds.
• We have transplanted 9 starts.

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ID common name family latin name who date action quantity days to germ days to maturity sun drainage soil inventory nutrients needs use 54 Mugwort, Common; Ai-ye Asteraceae Aremisia vulgaris (dg (go fo pf wp) Jan Steinman 2013-04-27 00:00:00 other 7 sun or partial shade 100 each Oneirogen 76 Vervain, Blue Verbenaceae Verbena hastata (dg (go fo pf wp) Jan Steinman 2013-04-27 00:00:00 other 14 sun or partial shade moist 200 each Antidepressant, Antiperiodic, Beverage, Diaphoretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Food, Ornamental, Tonic, Vermifuge, Vulnerary 81 Woodruff, Sweet; Woodderowffe Rubiaceae Galium odoratum (dg (go fo pf wp) Jan Steinman 2013-04-27 00:00:00 other full shade moist 30 each Antispasmodic, Beverage, Cardiac, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Dye, Fragrance, Homeopathy, Insect Repellant, Seasoning, Sedative, Strewing 190 Chard, Swiss, multicolor Chenopodiaceae Beta vulgaris (dg (go fo pf wp) Bob MacKie 2013-04-26 00:00:00 plant 40 each seeds in 125cc blocks 12 28 full sun moist rich 0 each Food 3 Dang-gui; Tang-kuei; Dong-quai Apiaceae Angelica sinensis (dg (go fo pf wp) Jan Steinman 2013-04-26 00:00:00 plant 116 each seeds in 8cc blocks sun or partial shade moist garden Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) Alterative, Analgesic, Anticholesterolemic, Antiinflammatory, Antispasmodic, Deobstruent, Emollient, Hepatic, Laxative, Ornamental, Seasoning, Sedative, Vasodilator 26 Empresss Tree; Foxglove Tree Scrophulariaceae Paulownia tomentosa (dg (go fo pf wp) Jan Steinman 2013-04-26 00:00:00 plant 143 each seeds in 8cc blocks 64 sun or partial shade moist 200 each Astringent, Charcoal, Mulch, Ornamental, Skin, Vermifuge, Warts, Wood 26 Empresss Tree; Foxglove Tree Scrophulariaceae Paulownia tomentosa (dg (go fo pf wp) Bob MacKie 2013-04-26 00:00:00 plant 160 each seeds in 8cc blocks 64 sun or partial shade moist 200 each Astringent, Charcoal, Mulch, Ornamental, Skin, Vermifuge, Warts, Wood 72 Tea Tree, Australian Myricaceae Melaleuca alternifolia (dg (go fo pf wp) Jan Steinman 2013-04-26 00:00:00 plant 79 each seeds in 8cc blocks sun or partial shade well drained clay 100 each Alterative, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiseptic, Aromatherapy, Diaphoretic, Essential, Expectorant, Wood 219 Tomato, Beefsteak Solanaceae Lycopersicon esculentum (dg (go fo pf wp) Jennifer Campbell 2013-04-26 00:00:00 transplant 9 each starts in 125cc blocks 6 90 full sun moist 160 each Food 312 Tomato, Cherry, Black Crim Solanaceae Lycopersicon lycopersicum (dg (go fo pf wp) Bob MacKie 2013-04-26 00:00:00 plant 59 each seeds in 8cc blocks 6 90 full sun rich Food 282 Wormwood Asteraceae Artemisia absinthium (dg (go fo pf wp) Bob MacKie 2013-04-26 00:00:00 plant 100 each seeds in 8cc blocks 180 sun or partial shade well drained poor 0 each Anthelmintic, Antiinflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitumor, Carminative, Cholagogue, Emmenagogue, Febrifuge, Flavouring, Fragrance, Homeopathy, Hypnotic, Insect Repellant, Stimulant, Stomachic, Strewing, Tonic, Vermifuge, Veterinary 17 Bilberry; Blaeberry; Whortleberry; Fraughan Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus (dg (go fo pf wp) Jennifer Campbell 2013-04-24 00:00:00 plant 240 each seeds in 8cc blocks poor 50 each Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Diuretic, Hypoglycaemic, Kidney, Ophthalmic, Tonic 2 Elderberry, Black; Black Elder; Elder Berry Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra (dg (go fo pf wp) Jan Steinman 2013-04-23 00:00:00 plant 182 each seeds in 8cc blocks 127 sun or partial shade moist loam 50 each Antiinflammatory, Aperient, Beverage, Compost, Cosmetic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Dye, Emetic, Emollient, Expectorant, Food, Forage, Fungicide, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Hedge, Immunostimulant, Insect Repellant, Insecticide, Laxative, Litmus, Ophthalmic, Pioneer, Pipes, Purgative, Salve, Stimulant, Wood 13 Angelica Tree, Japanese Araliaceae Aralia elata (dg (go fo pf wp) Jan Steinman 2013-04-22 00:00:00 plant 240 each seeds in 8cc blocks 30 sun or partial shade moist poor 100 each Anodyne, Antitussive, Cancer, Carminative, Food, Ornamental
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