My Seedlings

I have always wanted to start perennials from seeds, and wouldn't you know it, the perennial that I chose is Aconitum (Monkshood) are the only seeds on that shelf that need a cold period before being sown. Who knew? So, into the fridge they go for 3 months!

If you look at the photo below you'll see that my basil is about 3 cm tall and my beefstake tomatoes are amazing (far right) the Nastutiums are lucious (center right) and just turned green. I have an east facing window so I shuffle them around from the front window to the back window during the day. Also on the window sill are (to the far left) my orange "Explosion" Dahlias and to the far right are my organic potatoes that are growing their eyes beautifully.                                                             

I also have some red current tomato seeds in this terra cotta pot that I will have to transplant pretty soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made my own fertilizer out of a bag of turkey pooh that I got as a freeby at the Guelph Organic Conference back in January. I poked holes in the zip lock bag let the pooh meld with the water for about 6-7 hours. After a good saturation period, I dilute it, and then every other watering I pour/spray it on. You can also do this with a bag of well rotted compost from the bottom of your composter, you know, just in case you don't have any pooh around. The next few photos are a demonstration of this process. Including one really cool photograph of a close up of the pooh leaving the bag and making it's way down to the bottom of the vase! I also made a fertilizer out of seaweed, which I will show you as well. Ok here goes.

 I poked the bag with a knife.

(and cleaned it very well after!) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Then I put the pierced bag into this tall vase, but any container will do, and I let it sit here for a few hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ok, tell me that this isn't a very cool photograph! I think knowing it's pooh makes it even cooler!

 

 

 

 Ok lets move on...

 

 I then pour it into a spray bottle and spray it onto the plants every other feeding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can also do this same thing with sea weed that you buy at any health food store, although you want to dilute this more, as there is some salt content. I let it sit in the water for about 2 hours. It is very cool how the seaweed expands.

 

 

 

 

Rehydration! I put the spent seaweed into some miso soup. It was delicious!

 

Everything is doing beautifully. Remember to put your seedlings out in to the sunshine for short periods to get them used to direct sunlight before setting them out. Hmmmm nothing like cooked seedlings on a hot day.

 

Good Luck with your seedlings!