So I have had this gardening bug for awhile. I wanted to start my plants from seed since the varieties are much more vast. Plus it gave me something springy to do in the gloom of this weird winter (with highs of 25 one day and 72 the next! Now we are back to 25). I ordered the seeds at the beginning of January and have been waiting to start them so I can align it with a waxing moon and a water moon sign. This month, that was the cancer moon sign, and nearly 100% of my seeds that I planted sprouted! The only ones that did not sprout were oddly misshapen. I can't believe how effective it was.
So anyway, I started my seeds in a wet paper towel that was then placed into a plastic baggy. After they sprouted, I put them in a pot with dirt and... well to be honest, I hadn't gotten that far. I don't like the idea of grow-lights. To me, it's like
feeding a cow nerds. Might sustain them for awhile, but still not the best start for my baby plants. The other problem is that I don't have any windowsills. I live in a basement condo and the light on the back porch does not come in the window until April or May. Not useful for right now...
I mentioned this to Pablo and he said he would build me a shelf of K'nex.
Of course, I said he was crazy and what are we, five? Yeah, eating crow now. He stayed up until 1:30am building me this thing that is way better then the zero ideas I had. Plus it's awesome and a little nerdy. Enjoy!
