Genesis - Day Three

Gardening in the dark - not recommended! LOL

All I really did today was to start Sweet Basil and Dill. I intended to start some Sweet Peas, but forgot to put them in to soak this morning. Hence, they are soaking now and will be started tomorrow morning.

I'm trying to recycle/repurpose and/or upcycle in my efforts. Today's noble efforts included using a Whole Foods biodegradable food container, a small (and rather pretty) Chinese take out box from this past weekend's Thai dinner, and a dry cleaning clear plastic bag to cover them all until the seeds sprout.

I also had the idea to rescue a plastic soft drink bottle from the trash that I intend to cut the bottom off, plant upside down in a large planter to be used as a sort of "funnel" for getting water deep into the planter.

I'm wondering if Fire House Subs still sells their five gallon pickle buckets? I'll find out this week. If so, and they are still reasonable, at least two or three are destined for the balcony as the new home for a tomato, zucchini or pepper plant!

One more note about starting the seeds. Our apartment building has centrally controlled HVAC which means that even though I have my thermostat turned so far back that it won't come on, radiant heat still emanates from the register. Although it is a small amount, I think it's going to be just enough to essentially function as a heat mat for the seeds. We'll see. The tomato seeds that I started on Saturday were sweating profusely yesterday.

So, not only have I made time for yarn today (the requisite knitting), I've made time for dirt. Now it's time to make time for sleep!