It Starts
Posted by Elizabeth on 03-09-2010 at 7:31 am
Today, I planted seeds.
It sounds so monumental to me (and I know it really isn't, and that seeds grow all by themselves every year, but I'm growing more this year than I ever have before, so cut me some slack here), but it only took about ten minutes.
So far, I have planted chives, parsley, and orange bell peppers. I am using one of the 25-spot Jiffy seed starting trays, but I only used seven of the pellets so far. Later on I will be planting basil indoors, and I need to get some potting soil for the spinach. It can start outdoors already. The carrots get to start outdoors in May, since they don't like transplants.
The chives are going to be planted in with the carrots to help repel bugs. Interspersing them, according to the Wikipedia List of companion plants, will confuse both onion and carrot flies. If I can get rid of bugs without much effort, I will. Also, chives are tasty on potatoes, among other things. All I need now is more dirt and a 10" deep window box for the carrots.
It sounds so monumental to me (and I know it really isn't, and that seeds grow all by themselves every year, but I'm growing more this year than I ever have before, so cut me some slack here), but it only took about ten minutes.
So far, I have planted chives, parsley, and orange bell peppers. I am using one of the 25-spot Jiffy seed starting trays, but I only used seven of the pellets so far. Later on I will be planting basil indoors, and I need to get some potting soil for the spinach. It can start outdoors already. The carrots get to start outdoors in May, since they don't like transplants.
The chives are going to be planted in with the carrots to help repel bugs. Interspersing them, according to the Wikipedia List of companion plants, will confuse both onion and carrot flies. If I can get rid of bugs without much effort, I will. Also, chives are tasty on potatoes, among other things. All I need now is more dirt and a 10" deep window box for the carrots.
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