Wednesday, June 15, 2011

seed starting

I think that more than anything...this was to satisfy my ' I need to start my garden' craving.  I look at these now and they look healthier here than weeks later and yes,  I did harden them off.
So I tried this light system using aquarium lights to try to grow my plants.  Note to self- hang light closer to the plants next year!
As the plants got bigger, I took them off of the stand which created the close proximity to the lamp.  Bad move.  Time to hit garage sales for a nice, cheap, metal shelving unit to house my little greenhouse project next year.
~ Gardening is a kind of disease. It infects you, you cannot escape it. When you go visiting, your eyes rove about the garden; you interrupt the serious cocktail drinking because of an irresistible impulse to get up and pull a weed. ~

Love this quote!  Or....to put the empty bottle in a pot as an irrigation system! Hah!
 

Recycling at its best! Gayla Trail gave me the idea to start with soda bottles....then I progressed to the glass globes...and then finally onto wine bottles.  The bottles hold a lot of water and keep my plants nice and cozy!