It seems like forever until this day. Spring has finally sprung and I wish it would stay forever. I love this time of the yr, when cherry blossoms bloom, the weather is perfect almost daily, and everything that has been dormant for the last season is coming to life.
Today, I celebrate the arrival of spring by going to the hillside and clipped newly bloomed daffodils. I also started to plant some seedlings, hopeful that they would germinate pretty quickly.
fresh cut daffodils.
Create your own greenhouse: it's so easy, you should try it, really.
Creating a greenhouse enables your seeds to quickly grow in the best environment possible. After your seeds germinate, they may be transferred to your garden or favorite pots. I used the Burpee 72 cell greenhouse kit.
Above are a few items needed to create your own greenhouse- seeds, plant labels, + growing pellets.
label your seeds.
sweet basil seeds- great for making pesto.
growing pellets (coconut fibers) - these must be placed in planting trays the right way in order for correct expansion. always place pellets flat side down, refer to the right side pellet in the pic.
Also, have a cup of warm h20 handy.
32 cell planting tray: noticed how pellets are placed.
slowly pour warm h2o into each cell. pellets will begin to expand in secs.
place 1 or 2 seeds in each cell. the ones shown above are sugar snap peas. make sure the expanded pellets completely cover the seeds.
once all seeds are planted, cover the planting tray w/ a plastic cover. greenhouse complete.
plants will begin to grow in 1 to 2 weeks. among the seeds that I've planted are sugar snap peas, cucumber, bells of island, asters, snapdragons, and cleome.
mission accomplished!
forsythia floral branches
