Egg Carton Seed Starter | Plucky Gumption Copyright 2014 |
Pookie (my husband) and I
started our family garden in January. We recycled an egg carton to start our
basil and tomato seeds. I am by no means an expert in gardening. I am merely
chronicling Pookie and my attempt to start our own family garden. We went
through a rough financial spell and felt that we really needed to lessen our
dependency on the grocery store for food. Here is a "How to Start Seeds in an cardboard
Egg Carton."
Step One: Poke holes in the bottom of the egg carton
rounds.
Step Two: Fill the egg rounds with soil. We used organic
potting soil that was on sale at Home Depot.
Step Three: Make a little indent with your pinky finger.
Step Four: Place a seed in each soil indent.
Step Five: Cover up the indent with soil.
Step Six: Water.
Step Seven: Create a tin foil tray to collect excess water.
Step Eight: Cover the seeds with plastic wrap to create a
greenhouse effect.
Step Nine: Place in a sunny window.
Step Ten: Don’t forget to water your seeds. The cardboard
soaks up water like nobody’s business.
I want to try this with the grand babies. I think they would so get a kick out of it! Any suggestions what would be good to plant? I'm thinking bell peppers and tomatoes? Is it too late for the tomatoes??
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