Everything you need to know… March 30, 2009
Posted by liajo in How to tips, garden thoughts and ideas, good things.Tags: gardening, greenhouse, How to tips, life, planting seeds, seedlings, seeds, vegetables
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about starting seedlings you learned in kindergarten, or day care or girl scouts. Really, I promise. Think back. The teacher had a paper cup for each kid. You made a couple of holes in the bottom and filled them up with soil. Then you read the story of Jack in the Bean Stalk and each kid got a bean seed which you poked down into the soil with your finger. Some water was added and a piece of plastic wrap or baggie was put over the top of the cup. In about a week all the kids had a bean sprout.
Guess what??? It still works, and is a lot cheaper than buying seed starting kits at the local nursery.
I started a bunch of pepper and tomato seeds this weekend. I used paper cups (with holes in the bottom) filled with a seed starter soil mix. I made one mini greenhouse out of an aluminium cake bottom pan with a plastic top. Actually Saturday morning it had cinnamon rolls in it, which I finished off before planting the seeds.
In about six weeks I should have some good sized seedlings ready to go outside.
I am so excited!!! Great I’m ready to start ;+). I made a list and now I’m going shopping. I love Cinnamon rolls LOL.. Thanks I am already inspired! I’m looking forward to playing in the dirt this year. I appreciate your knowledge on this subject.:+).
Well so far so good. I planted some seeds in the dirt. Funny my animals all gathered round while I planted seeds. I think they liked the smell of the dirt. Now the trick is to keep the cats away from my project.
Did you start your seeds inside? If you keep the tops covered at least until they sprout that should keep the cats out. Bubba and Allie, our 2 Jack Russell’s love to garden with me and dig in the dirt.
Yes I started the seeds inside. It’s still snowing outside even as we speak. Winter just wont seem to go away oh well eventually it will warm up.