Sunday, January 27, 2013

indoor seed starting

it is officially 12 weeks before our average last frost date and johnny bear has set up a grow light so we can get things started indoors. we weren't sure what kind of light to go with so i went to my most trusted garden source, the amazing carol from annie's kitchen garden. she recommended a simple shop light with fluorescent bulbs that john actually bought and hung with no complaints!=)

today i planted eggplant, broccoli, cabbage, collard, lettuce, echinacea and verbena. the pansies started their cold treatment in the refrigerator last week and will go under the grow light tomorrow. (of course kati had to get in on the action.)






while out in the snowy garden borrowing some soil, i saw that the daffodils planted in the fall are already showing! who cares what the groundhog has to say next weekend - spring is on its way!=)

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  1. Good luck! I'm using my grow shelves (new last year) to hold all my home canned foods and equipment, so now I have to figure out somewhere else to hang my lights! I guess I'll bring the big box that I call a mini-greenhouse in, and set the ugly thing up in my bedroom. I just can't trust things not to freeze in the shed or the garage!

    Kati is so pretty!

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    1. thanks granny! i feel like our basement is a little too chilly, so things might be slow, but the greens have sprouted!

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  2. omg!!!!!! my johnny and i cannot wait to plant our garden...i guess i should start reading up on what to do and when....

    i am so happy to hear your daffodil plant is showing!!!! woohoo for spring...

    i have loved the winter this year...i am kind of looking forward to not having to wear so many layers!!!

    can't wait to see pics of the seeds growing!

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    1. i loved your other garden!!! pics of the sprouts coming soon...

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  3. oh dear, and i could not leave without saying kati is so squishy!! she's so beautiful! so proper...what a lady!

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    1. kati says thank you, but she will claw your eyes out if you try and squish her! she's working on being nice.=)

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  4. you and kati are so organized. what a good little helper. and pretty.

    good luck with the garden. hope it's bountiful.

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  5. oh my, what an adorable putty tat!!
    peace and raw health,
    e

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  6. You're right, time to start the seeds! Thanks for the reminder! And I covet your organizational skills ... my seed starting ventures aren't nearly as neat and tidy!

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    1. read that poppy seeds can go outside now too! i've never been this organized and this early with the planting. i'm just really itching for spring!

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  7. Your cats super cute x

    1stepclosereveryday.blogspot.co.uk

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  8. Granny is the best ain't she! I hope to start my seed starting station at the new house in the next couple of weeks. Good luck with yours, it will be Spring time before we know it.

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    1. she is! puts me to shame when i see what she does in a day.=) thanks, and good luck with yours too!

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  9. I was so tempted to start seeds the other day! In fact, they are ready to go... but right before I added water, I read that (on most of) the seed packets, it's best to wait 4 weeks before the average last frost date to start indoors. Hmmm... what to do? I want to start them now! :)

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    1. the seeds i started said 12 weeks before. this week i'm starting the ones that say 10 weeks before. i read that you don't want to start your seeds too early, but it's so hard to wait!=)

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