Newspaper Pots (Little House in the Suburbs)
If you live anywhere along the border like most Canadians, the idea of having to bring in your planters at night so your Petunias don’t freeze to death will be somewhat foreign. Our friends in Vancouver are celebrating spring under the cherry blossoms and Toronto seems to be at a nice 25C right now. But up here in Prince George it’s still chilly during the day and dipping below freezing at night, which means our growing season is a little short.
Often gardeners here start their seed a few months in advance, inside, under the pale light of fake sun. Gardening helpers, like these Newspaper Seedling Pots or Newspaper Seedling Packs from Little House in the Suburbs are a handy and waste-reducing way to get your garden a-growin’ before the ice has even left your flower beds. Even if you just want to plant some basil in your windowsill to dress up some summer pastas, these might be a cheap (and environmental) alternative to those kits at the grocery store. All you’ll have to do is thicken up the newspaper and make sure you put it on a plate or on a yoghurt lid and in some sunshine.
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four comments
Starting seeds is very rewarding - watching your tiny babies grow! Although, it makes it hard when you have to thin them out. Does anyone else get very emotionally attached to their garden?
Posted by Tiina
April 30, 2009, 10:21 AM
i bought pansies and petunias from art knapp's and felt bad ripping the roots so i could plant them. oi!
Posted by Diandra
April 30, 2009, 10:53 AM
Tiina: Yes! Last summer I got really sentimental about all my seedlings, esp. the lettuces. I didn't want to thin them, kept thinking "but everyone should get a chance to grow!" But really, if they end up in the compost they just go back to where they came from. In the great circle of life, yadda yadda yadda...
Posted by Anna
April 30, 2009, 1:17 PM
I appreciate starting a garden from seed, but find that sometimes you just have to use a starter plant and then wait for the seeds that it will leave in your garden next year.
GartenGrl at Planning Plants to Plant
Posted by GartenGrl at Cool GardenThings
May 14, 2009, 2:51 PM
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