KungFuPanda Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 20 percent of my seeds have sprouted. Early results are encouraging. I never even plugged in my grow lights this year! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4everHis Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Wow! How exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 There is just nothing so life affirming as a sprout... 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***** Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 How exciting! OK, what is this new way of sprouting seeds using a milk jug? Please share a link! I like how you use the blocks to keep them warm as well. We still have 2 feet of snow on the ground, but it did get up to 55 today and I am thinking that I should be sprouting something. Your jugs are complete? Or did you cut them someplace? Also thinking of killing some grass that doesn't grow well to clear an area for a raised garden bed. I wonder if this is too late, like maybe I should have done this last fall? Please share if you have any experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, ***** said: How exciting! OK, what is this new way of sprouting seeds using a milk jug? Please share a link! I like how you use the blocks to keep them warm as well. We still have 2 feet of snow on the ground, but it did get up to 55 today and I am thinking that I should be sprouting something. Your jugs are complete? Or did you cut them someplace? Also thinking of killing some grass that doesn't grow well to clear an area for a raised garden bed. I wonder if this is too late, like maybe I should have done this last fall? Please share if you have any experience! The advantages are that I can start seeds in the winter and I don't need grow lights. The jugs act like little (unheated) greenhouses. The idea isn't to keep them warm through winter, but to get them going a little earlier in the spring AND avoid the in and out of hardening them off. The individual seeds know when it's time to sprout. I did a lot at the same time, but only the cool season stuff is getting started. The rest will wait until it's warmer. I just use the blocks to keep them from blowing away. That was my onion garden last year, and the closest to my patio, so it's where they landed. I have a few grow lights, but not nearly enough for all of the seeds I started this year. I don't expect everything to work out, but if half of them do it's worth knowing what I can start outside. It's my first year trying this, so it's experimental. There are a couple winter sowning FB groups that are VERY helpful. It's pretty simple and cheap. Finding enough milk jugs is the biggest challenge. I'm a month out from my last frost date in 7a and it's not too late for me to winter sow more seeds. I did ten jugs yesterday and purposely put off starting some of the tender annuals until later. This whole thing is my new toy. I just found out about it in January and it helped me keep winter blues at bay better than a happy light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 How wonderful! I enjoyed seeing your baby plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***** Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Thanks, I will have to try it. Looks like a fun class project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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