Seed Starts
In an effort to pretend that spring is just around the corner, I dug out the seed starting gear and $20 and headed to buy some seeds. I have had good luck starting seeds in the past, but I have really only tried lettuce to grow indoors (works great), herbs, peas and beans.
This year I am trying tomatoes and peppers and brussel sprouts.
I was all keen when I planted them yesterday.
Yes, that badly backlit photo showing three feet of snow outside is my tiny little start set. And my orchid and my pot of lettuce that I will move to the kitchen once it is up.
I don’t have grow lights, but I do have direct southern sun at near blast furnace strength. I don’t have those warming mats that NW Edible Life recommended this morning. (LOVE that blog!) I do have those plastic covers she doesn’t like. I can understand WHY she doesn’t like them, but mine have vents and this has usually solved the mould problem for me.
There are two vents on each cover, but it is hard to see the second on in this picture. That said, I am a little nervous because I have never tried starting tomatoes before.
If this works, I am going to be COMPLETELY over supplied for plants. Tomatoes come in packets of 10 seeds for about $3 for the varieties I want. Sungold, Roma, and Sweet Million, if you are interested. I have room for about three plants, five if I use the planters. I also started peppers, where I only need one plant and brussels sprouts where I only need three or four plants.
But I have all my seeds bought for the garden this year! Yay!
That’s the thing, it’s hard to know how many will survive! This year we’re only starting two kinds of tomatoes because last year we had waaaay too many.