Watch as we demonstrate a soil blocker! While we don’t use soil blacking for our large scale seeding at Heritage Farm, this nifty tool creates the perfect block of soil to start seeds indoors. Not to mention how satisfying it is to use! (P.S. Watch until the end for the best part!) Some gardeners use soil blocking as an alternative to sowing seeds in container cells. Soil blocks help minimize root disturbance. Soil blocks require a tailored soil mix in order to hold their shape without the suppo

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Soil blocks provide so many benefits, but here are just three: 🌱 Plants are healthier, using the soil, water, and air in the blocks more efficiently. As roots hit they edge of the block they air-prune themselves and send lateral roots in a new direction. 🌱 The roots don’t circle around the bottom of a tray or get stuck in the drainage holes. No crumbling plugs trying to free them from the tray. This also reduces transplant shock. 🌱 Infrastructure and tools are minimal. A few mesh bottom trays