Green onions are the most commonly planted vegetables by chainpots in Japan.
We describe here how to seed them in our chainpots.
We also have detailed video on our YouTube channel. Visit and check it out!
Required for green onion seeding
- Chainpot: CP303
- Seeder: 3.3mm Diameter × 2mm Thickness (2-3 naked seeds per cell)
- Nursery tray
- Opening rods
- Opening frame
- Dibble board
- Brush
Especially for naked seeds to prevent static electricity:
- Antistatic sprays
- or Powders (potato starch or baking powder)
How to seed
- Spread the chainpots with the opening rods.
- Set the chainpots to the opening frame.
- Remove the rods and set the frame to the nursery tray.
- Fill the potting soil with hands.
- Clean the surface with the brush.
- Make holes with the dibble board.
- Coat the seeds with powders to prevent the static electricity. (Or apply the antistatic spray 15 minutes before using.)
- Place the seeds in the seeder and shake it to set them to each hole of the seeder. (2-3 seeds per cell)
- Match the holes of the seeder to the seeding holes on chainpots.
- Drop the seeds slowly.
- Remove the opening frame.
- Fill the covering soil by hand.
- Clean and flatten the surface with the back side of the brush.
- Water enough soon.
When grown enough, transplant them with our pepepot transplanter.
