Seedling Transfer
I gathered 32 nursery pots (2.5" square extra deep) and a 1020 tray. I put sphagnum in the bottom of each pot and then filled the rest with washed peat. I used tweezers to poke some holes in the soil where I planned to place the new plants, and then gently picked up a seedling, making sure to protect the root (hover below), and placed it in each hole.
3 cups
Blueberries
root
3 cups
Blueberries
root
I repeated this many, many more times (over 300) and here's what I had at the end:
Supplies & Tools
Here is a list of supplies and tools that I recommend getting if you can (I will be adding more):
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TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) Meter
Having a TDS meter will give you some peace of mind that the water you are using is appropriate for your plants. It is not an absolutely essential purchase, but is pretty helpful and I recommend getting one if you can. A TDS meter estimates how much dissolved solid there is by measuring conductivity. Ideally, you want to have the lowest number possible. Some people have told me to use water with 100 ppm (parts per million or mg/L) or less. Others have told me to use 60 or less. Fortunately, it was easy to find on Amazon and was relatively inexpensive (many available models at ~$10-$15 each).
The first one I got (in 2018) only lasted a year before the probes corroded, so I do not recommend that one (and it is now discontinued). I replaced it with this one and it has been working well for me for about a year now. I make sure to leave the protective cap off after I use it to ensure the probes are completely dry before capping it.
1020 Trays
When I first started out, I quickly learned that 1020 trays were a standard-sized, very commonly used tray. One of my pet peeves with these trays is that they crack and split. Because many carnivorous plants like to sit in a few inches of water, that really puts stress on the trays and so they don't last very long. Bootstrap Farmer has amazingly strong 1020 trays that I now prefer over any others. These are the best 1020 trays that I can find. I really like how durable they are, which means less waste overall. I try my best to avoid buying excess plastic (like one-time use water bottles, etc.) and the usual 1020 trays that are flimsy have to be recycled when they crack.
