This year is going to be different. We are going to learn from our mistakes — like planting everything too close to each other, we're not going to do that again — and move forward. I'm even giving the seeds a better start, I think. I started the pepper seeds last night along with a handful of herbs so we'll see how it goes.
This year I'm using Official Seed Starter Mix. Just look at the picture on that bag, they really set the bar high. You're making some pretty big promises there Jiffy.
And I am not using the paper pots. That was a pain in the butt. Maybe things would have been different in plastic trays so I'll give it a go next year. Maybe. I do have a bunch of them left. And yes, I am that crazy hoarder person who is going to save strips of newspaper that have been rolled into pots for a second year.
In lieu of paper pots I have fancy-schmancy trays, picked up for a whopping $7 each by my good buddy and all-around hardware-store-hook-up-dude, Hot Carl. It's these trays I'll be reusing with my hoarded paper pots in 2013. This thing is actually pretty cool for the $7. The instructions say to fill the trays with dirt Seed Starter Mix and then water the soil until it looks wet. This thing held 4 quarts of water. Of course I dumped part of that on the floor so when it was all said and done I ended up with more like 3 quarts of water. So now there's a clean spot on the floor, whatever.
Some of my seeds came from a random zipper bag that my mother found at her house and then abandoned in mine along with a pile of junk mail. BTW, PSU, I no longer live with my parents. Update your stinking files already. Anyway, a few of these seeds may amount to wasted time and peat.
Here's the first batch, all lidded up and ready to sprout. As soon as they do I have a spot for them on a shelf in front of a window.
In 2 weeks I'll start the tomato seeds. I know, exciting, right? Just try not to roll your eyes too hard, I hear they'll stick that way.
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