Seeds

Is there a 12 step program for people who collect seeds???? I may need one.Even though I have quite a collection, I still find myself perusing catalogues and internet sights looking at plants and thinking Oh, I really need that.

I have started several sets of seeds in the basement. Chris has set up a great grow trable in front of the windows. There is plenty of natural light, but we have added grow lights and heat mats to give the little seeds a boost.

Some things have been started in peat pellets and some in containers that prepaired salads come in. I have saved these from my lunch from work.

I also found a pot maker from Burpee.  This handy dandy little thing makes little pots out of newspaper. We save our Metros everyday( as well as scooping up extas at the end of the day) They are probably not organic but they are free.Just cut the paper into 3in strips, roll around the pot maker, fold up and tamp the bottom, and Voila little pots! I amazes me that all you have to do is put these little seeds in the ground and up grows food.  So far everything I have planted has come up. I have had a few near misses. The eggplant that I started got a little too dry. I came home from work and the poor little things were laying flat on the dirt. Thank goodnes that a little water revived them and they are growing like gangbusters now.