Tiptoe Near the Tulips

It's finally happened! The spring bulbs are peeking up. It's been cold and snowy and after last week's three-to-six inch snowstorm I was just about convinced we'd never see spring. But you can't keep Mother Nature down.

Seed Starting

It's time!

This weekend we got out our new seed-starting trays and did a little planting. The first step, of course, was to find the darn things, then find the potting soil and seed-starting mix, and then let both thaw since we'd left them outside.

But, eventually, it all came together.

This year we're using a hot pink kit we bought from Gardener's Supply. The planting cells are hard plastic and sit on a tray with a water reservoir and a capillary action mat. Fancy!

We also set up our first grow light, also from GS, and topped the tray with its clear plastic dome.

O and I started small with one tray of lettuce seeds and amazingly, they germinated in three days! Holy Bountiful Biodome Batman!

Next up: Tomatoes.