Friday, May 11, 2007

Pastry Seeds!

Ok, not really... but a good idea for germinating seeds, in a pastry tray.
If you've ever bought a grocery store pastry, you know what I'm talking about. It's a plastic container that has a metal tray inside, and holds a coffee cake or some such thing. They snap closed, and many of them are a really good size for germinating seeds. Just put in peat pots (or some equivalent with a biodegradable pot and planting compound or soil). Add enough water to cover the bottom of the pastry plastic, and when the self-contained planters are completely damp, add your seeds. Close the lid, and it will give you a humid, warm, greenhouse environment for your seeds to start in. When the seedlings get too tall for the "greenhouse," they're ready to plant.

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