Need for Seed

I finally broke down last Monday and started a few seeds.  I like to use peat pellets.  This year I bought a kind that is slightly smaller than usual, which for some reason I kind of like (81 for $5.99).  I have found in the past that the fine mesh that holds the expanded pellet together has possibly limited the growth of roots when planted out directly, so I usually remove the mesh when I pot the seedling up.

I am trying to hold off on starting anything else for a few weeks because I’ve had good success with my plants in the basement before and before I know it, I’m running out of space.  When it comes time to harden the plants off, it’s a lot of work to cart them upstairs to the porch, and back down again.  Also, I’m planning on picking up a heat mat at Lee Valley for the peppers I’m going to grow.  Oh, and there is still a Seedy Saturday in Toronto to attend, as well as the seed exchange round robin package to rifle through.

So, to satisfy my need for seed:

8 begonias

4 purple basil

4 cinnamon basil

4 green-headed coneflower

4 datura

Not a lot of sprouting action yet but the purple basil is in the lead.  Its little seed leaves have yet to emerge but I can see the root emerging from the seed.

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