I found a little area of the yard and also next to the house that seemed like a good place to put them. I followed my sisters tips as much as I could. I guess I did alright because I checked them yesterday and was surprised to see sprouts! Boy, now what?! I wasn't really ready for plants yet because I really don't have any place to put them. I guess what I will do is wait until they get a little bigger then transplant them to little pots. Fortunately, they are not all sprouting at the same time, so I won't have to do them all at once. That will give me some time I guess. The four that have sprouted are Coreopsis, Campanula Bellflower, Delphinium and Scabiosa. I was able to stick my camera up to the spout of the jug and get some pretty decent shots of the plants.Here are pics of the little sprouts.
Grow little plants and pretend you don't depend on me for survival.
2 comments:
Kelly! You are doing so great! I can't wait to see your garden in a few months. It is going to be amazing. You can just grow your little plants in the milk jugs. Once they germinate they will need light but not too much heat. So that will be the hard part. Don't let them get burned. LOL You can grow them in the jugs for quite a while. You can keep the tops on as long as the plants fit and aren't too cramped. You can hinge the tops back if it starts getting too hot but put them back on at night if it starts getting cold again. You only have about a month and a half and it will be safe to put them out in the garden. One great thing about winter sowing is that your plants will be acclimated and healthy to plant out. Oh, and about a week or so before you plant them in your beds you need to remove the tops completely and let them start acclimating to the sun and wind. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Hey Kelly! You're not alone. Some of my seeds are sprouting too. I already got my instructions from the grand poobah of gardening so I stopped panicking. Plus, mine were sprouting before we had that big freeze a couple of weeks ago and the little seedlings just sailed right through unharmed. I think my problem may be having too many plants. But I guess that's a good problem.
Jeanne
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