{"id":95,"date":"2014-05-31T00:27:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-31T05:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harveststudioonline.com\/journal\/?p=95"},"modified":"2014-05-31T00:27:08","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T05:27:08","slug":"plants-growing-from-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harveststudioonline.com\/journal\/2014\/05\/31\/plants-growing-from-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants growing from seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: rgb(153, 153, 153);\">May 24, 2014 &#8211; Plastic light fixtures recycled as planters<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harveststudioonline.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/transplated-in-sun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96\" src=\"http:\/\/www.harveststudioonline.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/transplated-in-sun-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"transplated in sun\" width=\"625\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harveststudioonline.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/transplated-in-sun-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.harveststudioonline.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/transplated-in-sun-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.harveststudioonline.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/transplated-in-sun-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">This winter The Flock House Project selected seeds\u00a0from the\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"OPL list of seeds available to check out at Common Soil\" href=\"http:\/\/omaha.bibliocommons.com\/search?t=title&amp;search_category=title&amp;q=common%20soil&amp;commit=Search&amp;sort[field]=TITLE&amp;sort[type]=BIB_FIELDS&amp;sort[direction]=ascending&amp;formats=MIXED_MATERIAL\" target=\"_blank\">Common Soil Seed Library\u00a0<\/a>at the Benson Branch of the Omaha Public Library to start for the\u00a0Omaha Flock houses.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Common Soil strives to provide a space where local gardeners, farmers and library patrons can share open-pollinated seeds, as well as develop awareness and gain information about gardening and seed saving.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Flock House exhibit at Bemis has a\u00a0glass wall along one side. \u00a0This natural light is augmented\u00a0with Grow Lights to start and grow seedlings. \u00a0Tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, arugula, beets and okra\u00a0are some of the plants that we transplanted into\u00a0recycled containers as part of a food and water system.<\/p>\n<p>We worked on the edge of an urban meadow where the Bemis Flock House will\u00a0rest. First we removed the electric wires and tubes from the lighting fixtures. \u00a0Then we filled them with dirt, transplanted the smaller plants, and added water. \u00a0One larger container made from a plastic drum holds more soil for larger plants.<\/p>\n<p>We set the planters\u00a0out on a wood pile to harden off outdoors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 24, 2014 &#8211; Plastic light fixtures recycled as planters This winter The Flock House Project selected seeds\u00a0from the\u00a0Common Soil Seed Library\u00a0at the Benson Branch of the Omaha Public Library to start for the\u00a0Omaha Flock houses. 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