Now for the fun part – Let’s get some seeds in the dirt! This is Part 3 of the Guide to Seed Starting series. Catch the rest of the series here: WHEN and WHAT to plant: Part 1 SUPPLIES: Part 2 SEEDLING CARE and TRANSPLANTING: Part 4 Fill your seed-starting containers [Referring to our list from Part […]
Seed Starting
Guide to Seed Starting: Part 2 – Supplies
I’m shakin’ in my boots to bust out some seeds soon! If you’re not sure when to start your seeds or which seeds to start indoors, you’ll find Part 1 of this Guide to Seed Starting series helpful. Here, for Part 2, I give a simple run-down of all the things you will need to start your seeds […]
Guide to Seed Starting: Part 1
Spring is approaching. It’s almost time for us to start seeds here in zone 4! That first smell of soil and holding those tiny seeds causes a dramatic awakening in me; as if the frozen walls of winter that surround me are bursting open, and the strong light of the sun streams through… It’s a time full of hope, […]
Determining What to Grow
There are literally thousands of varieties of vegetables out there (let’s not even get into the fruit and flowers). As I said in this post, one reason I prefer to start the garden from seed, is so that I can choose from this incredible list of varieties. However, being the indecisive person that I am, I’ll quickly admit […]
8 Reasons to Buy Seeds Instead of Transplants
I think the seed catalogues arrive a little earlier every year. Baker Creek’s beauty has sat on the coffee table, the dining room table, has gotten shuffled from shelf to shelf awaiting the right moment. You see, I know that once I open that book, I’ll be so engrossed, so enamored, lost in daydreams of […]
