Sunday, February 26, 2012

Starting From Seed


WEEK ONE OF SEED

• After soaking my Lupine (Russell Hybrid Mix) seeds for 5 days, I transferred them into their pellets to germinate. These seeds are easy to work with since they have some size. I put one in each pellet. It's the first time I try Lupines from seed. We'll see how it goes...



• I also started Snapdragons and White Bellflowers! These seeds are tiny so I just wet my finger to pick up about 5 seeds (or more!) and wiped them on a pellet. Hopefully  I can get some beautiful flowers!




• With the last 7 pellets I planted basil. These seeds are a little bit bigger than the Snapdragon and Bellflower and I put 3 in each pellet. I've done these before and putting a few seeds pretty much guarantees growth in each pellet. Sometimes seeds don't germinate.



I'm new to Ohio and I'd love to hear from you about your experience with growing from seeds and what worked and didn't for you.