My daughter and I sowed this year’s seeds in a starter tray this afternoon. I’ve got them sitting in my studio under a 75 watt fluorescent light bulb on a timer that will stay on for about 16 hours per day. If all goes well, in about 6 - 8 weeks they should be ready to be brought outside. The tray has a clear plastic dome lid that sits on top and is able to turn the thing into a mini greenhouse. I’m hoping I see a difference in these seedlings from the ones I started last year in just a simple foil tray without the enclosure. I also used a couple drops of Superthrive in my spray bottle and filled the tray liner with about 1/4″ of the water/Superthrive mixture.

Of the seeds I kept from last year, we added the cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, and the cucumbers. I’ve got two other varieties of tomatoes in there as well as another cucumber. I probably didn’t need to start the cucumbers at all, seeing as how last year when I first tried my hand at this, I threw them into the containers outside around May and was picking huge fruit just a couple months later. There’s also broccoli, romaine lettuce, and banana peppers in there. Of the herbs I wanted to try this year we added basil, parsley, and rosemary.

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