Diatomaceous Earth as a seed starting medium

[RayR]

Everybody's busy.

Way too early for tomatoes for me, but my onions are doing well.
Started off with a germination test on 12/23/12 to check seed viability before I started my other experiments in the beginning of January. (More on that later)

The only changes I did this year for my organic grow was I inoculated with BIOTAMAX early on, I needed a food source for the microherd in the inert media, I have some Roots Organics Trinity on hand, which seemed to fit perfectly for the task. Trinity is a low NPK supplement (.1-.5-25) made of Molasses, Yucca Extract, Kelp Extract, Soy Protein Hydrolysate, Humic Acid, Quillaja Saponiaria and Aloe Extract. Later on after the emergence of true leaf I started using the General Organics line of nutrients and supplements. Also innoculated with MYCOGROW SOLUBLE at that point. The strategy seems to be working well, growth rate and leaf height is greater than last year.

The pic shows Lilia Onion only but my Spanish Onion and Dorata DiParma Onion are doing the same.