Kara and I worked hard to get our greens started today.
We used Organic Mechanics Seed Starting mix, the egg cartons we always save, and planted a bunch of greens:
Lettuce
Winter Density
Marvaille des Quatres Saisons
Green Oak Leaf
Susan’s Red Bib
Burpee Organic Green Leaf
Apart from the Arugula, which has a germination time of 5-7 days, everything else is 7-14 days. That’s when we find out whether this system will work:
Total cost:
El cheepo Home Depot Green House: $25.00
I bought it basically for the prefab plastic cover. Our little cat would tear up the plants otherwise.
Two grow lights and four t12bulbs: $60.00
Seeds: $20.00
Plant starts range in price. At a 1.00 a piece, once we get 100 plant starts, we’ll break even. I’m hoping I can get the greens into the ground next to rows of direct seed to judge the two against each other.
I also want them out in time to start all of the basil and tomato plants.
