Today, I finally transplanted some of my lettuce sprouts from the seed germination test. The results of the test were that the regular 2010 and 2011 seeds sprouted well. Anything older than that had significantly less sprouting. I mislabeled the pelleted seed as 2018! But checking the seed packet proved that it did not actually time […]
An Easy Method for Testing Old Garden Seed Germination Potential
It is tempting to just buy new seed every year, rather than risk having all your soil preparation and weeding be for naught because the seeds don’t sprout. Yet, it is also very difficult to throw away the older dated seeds. One way to deal with the dilemma is to assume a lower rate of […]
Combining Lettuce Seed Viability Test with Greenhouse Crops
I decided to combine: 1) a test of old lettuce seed germination with, 2) getting a new greenhouse crop of lettuce going. I hate the thought of wasting seed just to check viability, but I didn’t want to use a lot of pots when uncertain of germination rates either. So, I went with the method […]
Starting Flowers from Seed for Fun and Savings
Come spring, I’m going to plant flowers. Everywhere I go, flowers will be sitting in displays, like packages of candy magnetically pulling the money out of a child’s pocket. Only, in this case, I am the child. But I know that I can grow many flowers from seed. Now, if I wait and try to […]
Stir Crazy Gardener Completes First Transplant of Greenhouse Tomato Seedlings
I thought the directions said I should wait to transplant the greenhouse tomato seedlings. I have waited and waited for the two true leaf stage. The tomato seedlings seemed stuck in a timeless space that I walked into once in a while to mist them. The lettuce is growing some, but this advised cold treatment […]