Seedlings Growing in The Basement

Well done. Now, the challenge will be to have them grow slowly but not get leggy. Because we have a late planting time ( end of May or early June ), I don’t sow so early because they get too leggy inside as they stretch for the sun. Outside, they don’t get so tall and spindley. Nevertheless, they are fun to watch. Some veggie leaves can be eaten, if they get too tall.

-- jroot

oooooh there they are!! Little babies.. Hello there wee ones :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

I purposely started some early this time, just to see how it goes!
I love it..keeps me busy, too!!

-- Brad, http://www.container-gardening-for-you.com

Doesn’t the sight of those little seedlings just make your fingers itch? My seeds keep pleading with me to, “please, please, get me into some soil so I can start to grow!” I bought some new pkgs today, some ornamental cabbage, early giant imperial mixed larkspur and morning glory choclate. The pkg for the mg says they are pale milk chocolate coloured with unique marbled foliage. Um-m-m, I can’t wait…..................

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

Iris43,

Can you eat them???

ps. just joking

-- Brad, http://www.container-gardening-for-you.com

LOL The descrition makes them sound good enough to eat, doesn’t it?

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

Looking good brad.

Brad, thanks for sharing some signs of spring. I keep telling myself, wait until March, wait until March, wait until March….

Iris, please post photos of those morning glories this summer when they are blooming!

-- Robin, Massachusetts - "Live simply so others can simply live." M. Gandhi

Well done indeed Brad, those all look great.

-- Gardening is Great Therapy!!.....Georgian Bay area....zone 5b

I’m with Jroot on the seed starting indoors.It’s just a wee bit too soon to start them here.
Iris good luck with your choc. morning glory.I have been trying for two years to get them to grow and no success.I got small vines started last year but no flowers.Maybe I should try winter sowing them.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Brad, very nice job. Can you tell me how much the ballasts for the lights cost? Thanks!

-- Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.. shine on you crazy diamond

Well, I never spent a dime…...they were salvaged. Hopefully they’re not too much.

-- Brad, http://www.container-gardening-for-you.com

useless trivea but it might help some folks

last year I went to a hydroponics store and inquired about cost for full spectrum light bulbs, both flourescent and high pressure sodium (not sure if that the right word but they are very big bulbs) and was shocked at the sticker price…..in the hundreds.

Then I went to an electrical wholesaler and the bulbs that ranged from 30 to 300….........cost a buck and 17 bucks.Wholesalers wont always sell retail but being a friend of a friend I managed to buiy bulbs on the cheap.

-- Central northish Ontario

Wow, good for you Greenthumb…..thanks for that tid bit of info!!

-- Brad, http://www.container-gardening-for-you.com