April 15th: planted 1 of each seeds in jiffy pots(1st batch)
April 21st: planted another 1 of each seeds in jiffy pots(2nd batch)
April 22nd: Seeds visibly sprouting from first batch are: cdijmpru
April 24th: BG From first batch
April 25th: CE from 2nd batch
April 27th: BCEJPU visible from 2nd batch
April 27th: Planted 3rd batch with following(Top to bottom): 4 A, 4 B, 4 F, 4 L, 4 T, 3 D
Replanted lettuce(E) in first batch, and also set about to plant 12 Wild Cherry tomatos in egg carton…
My aunt already has a green thumb and since there were way more seeds than we both needed, she picked a few to add to the order and we split the cost and seeds down the middle. We each bought 100 jiffy pots as well.
I bought a couple of pill box sets at the dollar store and split the seeds in them, labeled A-V(Less writing when keeping track). Some seed packets had a lot more than would fit into 2 pill compartments, I just left remaining in packets until sowed or needed later.
This year, I am going to try and grow some vegetables… I wanted to buy heirloom/organic/open pollinated with exception to various plants that wouldn’t grow up here without more extensive human involvement…
Seeds bought:
Saltspringseeds: while a BC company, they were unquestionably open pollinated/organic; and with slight reservations about viability in our zone 4 climate; I ordered 10 $3 seed packets from them. $6 shipping. I focused on typically early producing and hardy plants.
Halifax Seeds: Oh my, Halifax seeds… established 1866, Heirloom lists, lots of potential, but after questioning them about discrepancies between their ‘heirloom list’ and catalog, on how many of their heirloom listed plants were not open pollinated, and imo poor phone and email ’service’. I tried to minimize my order and ordered what more I could from saltspringseeds..
Dollar Store: 4 seed packets for a dollar, sell before Sept. 2006 was stamped on the back, all supposedly heirloom… So far they are all sprouting!
