Sowing Seeds by Novice Gardener

[EmmaG]

Donna if you have newspapers you can also make pots out of these

[Donna]

Originally Posted by EmmaG

Donna if you have newspapers you can also make pots out of these

Er..............ok..... Emma

[EmmaG]

taaadaaaaa

http://www.4ormore.co.uk/rollyourown.htm

[Donna]

Well, yes but i doubt I can follow those instructions!!!!! Get the general idea tho!! Very strange idea!

[EmmaG]

Well it does give you the general idea....lol those instructions are a bit complex for rolling up a bit of newspaper

[Donna]

Does that count as origami?? Look everyone, I made a container!!!!

[EmmaG]

lol quite possibly Donna

[dandysmom]

Donna, unless you have a huge garden & are starting a gazillion things you really don't need a lot of fancy equipment. I get a pack of those cheap styrofoam cups that they use for coffee, poke a hole in the bottom with a pencil for drainage, fill with good potting soil, & there you are! I have been doing this for years now, just cover the pots with some clear bubble wrap to keep the moisture in, and voila!! I keep the pots in my upstairs back room that faces South & is always warm in winter; check at about a week for germination, when they have sprouted, check if they need watering & put the pots on a sunny windowsill. That's it!! This year I'll be doing 9 tomatoes (3 for me, 3 each for 2 friends), 3 hot peppers, 3 basils, 4 or 5 Gentian blue larkspurs (new for me this year, found them in the Thomson & Morgan catalogue)' 2 corianders, and 5 or 6 miniature dahlias. Don't take a lot of room& it is so much fun to watch them grow. It's so amazing when you're picking ript tomatoes from a large plant in August & realize that it started back in March with a tiny little seed Good luck with your seeds & keep us posted.

[dandysmom]

What surprises me is how early you all are starting seeds; somehow I thought your climate was cooler than here in the Mid Atlantic states. We usually start seeds here on St. Patrick's Day for planting outside the first week in May.

[Donna]

Originally Posted by dandysmom

What surprises me is how early you all are starting seeds; somehow I thought your climate was cooler than here in the Mid Atlantic states. We usually start seeds here on St. Patrick's Day for planting outside the first week in May.

We are not so different after all eh?? Most seed packets state Feb/Mar/Apr for seeds that I have seen.