A Little Life

The winter blahs are beginning to set in, so time for some green therapy.  A few weeks ago I brought down my standing grow light and set it up for some of my struggling house plants.  It wasn't long before I was itching to start some seeds.  Typically I start strong, and my interest peters out very quickly.  I honestly have more of a black thumb than a green one, but it doesn't slow me down.  So here goes the first attempt of 2018!

This is a fairly simple seed starting venture.  I've washed out a plastic container that contained mixed salad greens.  It's a perfect little greenhouse!  I've filled it with generic potting soil and let it sit for a few days to come to room temperature (the soil was out in my barn and very cold). 

Today I scored big time at a local hardware store.  They had a basket of seeds that were packaged for 2017 that didn't sell, so they were ten cents per package.  I spent one healthy dollar and came home with two packs of arugula, two packs of salad mix, a pack of spinach, a pack of mustard greens, basil, summer squash, and two packs of pumpkin seeds.  Not a bad haul!  I mixed a package of arugula, salad mix, and the mustard greens and sprinkled them into the container, reserving some for a second round in a few weeks. 

I've used this method in the past, and it works really well.  Spritz some water on the soil, close the top, seeds sprout, and once they're growing well remove the cover and use that as a base.  The only hard part is keeping my seedling eating cat from decimating the greens before I get the chance to harvest them.