Seedling Lights

Our goal for 2014 is to plant 100% from seeds.  (Whether that actually happens depends, not only on our growing skills, but also on how irresistible the local vegetable plants look in the Spring.)  The weather has not dissuaded us from continuing to plant indoors in February.  Pictured here is the neighbor's homemade growing rack in his basement.  It consists of two 4-ft. fluorescent light fixtures for a total of eight bulbs to cover four seedling trays.  This weekend we planted one tray of basil, marigolds, and pansies.  No garden would be complete without flowers which serve to attract pollinators and repel rabbits.  We also began vigorously thinning the earlier trays.  Once secondary growths appears we will begin to transplant a few to larger containers.