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April 20, 2009

Vegetables grown in modules.

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A module is a chamber or cell, filled with peat or growing medium, into which a seed is placed. Commercial growers use cell-grown seedlings produced in modular trays grown in greenhouses.

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The seed is given optimum growing conditions of temperature, water and nutrients. The young seedlings are hardened off outside, before being planted in the ground.
Many garden centers sell module grown plants. They are more expensive than a pack of seeds, but they do have advantages.

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