Last weekend (February 27, 2011) I started several trays of seeds. Dann had installed adjustable lighting for me in our basement and I used old egg cartons, filling them with an organic seedling compound. I also bought a heat mat to help warm the soil as we do live in Western New York and basements tend to be cold this time of year.
The whole process started because I wanted to try growing celery from seed and my celery seed research indicated that celery seed needs to be started 10-12 weeks before being transplanted outside. Well, if I'm going to have celery under lights I might as well add a few other items - various greens, herbs and flowers were started as well.
Yesterday morning Dann & I were sitting eating breakfast and we heard a crash sound in our basement. I turned to Dann and said "The seeds must be breaking through the top soil!" and we ran down the stairs for different reasons - Dann to check the sump pump, me to check my seeds. The sump pump was fine, but little green orbs were showing through the soil. 6 days after planting we finally spied the first seedlings showing through. By day 7 (today) it is amazing all the little green and burgundy sprouts penetrating the soil.
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