Seed Starting

This year I decided to save some money and start my own seeds. I love plants and wanted a ton of flowers this year, and this seemed like the smartest way to do it.

I placed a big order to Burpee and got several flowers, tomatoes, and zuchini, as well as a seed starting kit.

The kit had the tray and seed starter pellets. All I had to do was water the pellets to make them poof up, then I stuck the seeds in there and covered them up.


I put the tray on a folding table in front of the sliding doors out to the balcony, and prayed that it would get enough sun out there.


Apparently it did! I started the seeds on Sunday and by Tuesday I had sprouts already! Just a week later and I think everything has started popping up!



When my parents come for Easter, my dad is bringing a couple of BIG pots for the tomatoes and zucchini. I've had success with both in pots before, however they stopped producing after a month or so because the pot got too small for the roots, so I'm hoping that larger pots solve this problem.




In the beginning of May, I will transfer these guys to pots that I will put out on the deck. I may start putting the tray outside before then if it stays warm enough.