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I have used egg cartons to plant seedlings before but here is a slight twist, instead of taking the whole lid off I cut the top off the lid. This not only gives you a neat place to label your seeds but more importantly, it provides an extra inch of depth for your seedlings to get a running start before being transplanted to your garden.
Most of us think of building and maintaining greenhouses as a labor of love, a fulfilling hobby, or simply an aesthetic pursuit. We invest our time, effort, and money into greenhouses for the joy of gardening and the sake of surrounding ourselves with beauty. But efficient greenhouses can also give back in more explicit ways. From filling kitchens with fresh produce to supplementing incomes and increasing property values, greenhouse…
When you start seeds indoors in a vegetable garden, it can be difficult getting your schedule down to ensure that start your vegetable seeds with enough lead time that they are mature enough to venture outside but also not so large they take over your growing area. Personally this has been a difficult part for me where I am really good getting the early vegetables started on time (onions, peppers,…
After many suggestions that I should smoke my jalapeno peppers in comments of my making jalapeno pepper powder post, I decided to give it a try. After doing a little looking most recommendations say to use a new or very clean smoker so this eliminates using my propane grill as smoker and an excuse opportunity to make myself a smoker. After a little research on the internet I determined…
Every time my daughter sees the upside down tomato planter (Topsy Turvy) commercial on TV she asks when we can grow tomatoes upside down. I am definitely not one to pay $15 to $20 to buy one of these things in the store when I could have the fun of making my own for much less money. Though this has been commercialized recently, the concept growing plants upside down is…
width=”550″ height=”412″ /> Free Vegetable Seeds Ask your coworkers: Are any of your coworkers gardeners? Setup a seed swap at lunch and/or see if they want to go in on a seed order and split up some seed packets for varieties you only need a few seeds. Harvest your own seeds: I typically grow at least one or two cilantro and pea plants to collect seeds from for the…
When we bought our house we found a screen door in the garage. Not wanting to have or install the screen door we tried many times to get rid of it without success. Finally I decided to use the parts to create a cold frame. I did consider using the whole door and hinges as a cold frame but decided I could make something that looked a little better…
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Good idea, might have to try this. Thanks.
That’s good repurposing of an egg carton. My grandmother used to use the eggshells as miniature planters. Crack the eggshell so 2/3 is left intact, rinse , poke a drainage hole in the bottom, fill with soil, and when the seedling is ready for the garden you can just throw the whole shell into the hole. The eggshell will add a slow release of lime for the seedling.