The forecast is up to 12" of snow this weekend but that doesn't mean we shouldn't start thinking of Spring and gardening. If my family wants to reap a harvest this summer I'd better start sowing.
To that end this morning I started some tomato seeds. I'm trying something new-I'm using egg shells as pots. I often have troubles repotting seedlings without damaging them and the idea here is the seedlings can be replanted in their little egg shell pots. I'll crush the bottoms when I repot and leave the rest around the seedling. As the egg shell decomposes the tomato seedlings will get a calcium boost too!
I also happened to have a plastic egg carton to hold the egg pots in that can double as a mini greenhouse.
To that end this morning I started some tomato seeds. I'm trying something new-I'm using egg shells as pots. I often have troubles repotting seedlings without damaging them and the idea here is the seedlings can be replanted in their little egg shell pots. I'll crush the bottoms when I repot and leave the rest around the seedling. As the egg shell decomposes the tomato seedlings will get a calcium boost too!
I also happened to have a plastic egg carton to hold the egg pots in that can double as a mini greenhouse.
Seeds planted in egg shells with egg carton "greenhouse"
And since seed starting requires heat and we don't keep our house at the required 80+ temperatures ideal for seed germination, I'm using my homemade incubator as a heating mat. I've done this before and it works great. I set a towel over it so the seedlings don't get confused and grow towards the light. Meanwhile I can also put my incubator through a testing period before I set eggs to hatch.
Egg carton greenhouse sitting on top of incubator to keep the little seedlings toasty.
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