Baby Plants

Although Doug has finally decided he is not in competition with commercial nurseries, he is still trying to come up with some good transplants for his garden.

He started a week or so ago with seeds he had saved from the previous year. They were amazing little seeds - they started coming up in a day or two, as opposed to the 7-10 days their packages warned they would need. They were aching to grow!

Doug was so excited, he decided to relocate them outside in a makeshift greenhouse. He put them on the south side of the house, on a lovely day. Unfortunately, it was a warm day - probably about 60 degrees out - and they fried in their warm little box.

Sad day. Doug brought them back inside and gave them a day or two to wake back up. They didn't make it.

So he started another few trays of seedlings, with both the older seeds that he had left and some newer seeds that we finally purchased (it is, after all, March - and we can buy things again!). We're hoping this time they will live.

Just as a side note: seedlings don't like direct sunlight until they have at least two sets of leaves. And then, they still want about a week outside in shade before they greet the sun. Apparently, Doug was just a little too anxious to start his garden.