I have planted 3 trays of flower seeds over the past couple of days, and I am amazed at the speed of germination of some of the seeds, and wondering if it has something to do with using ionized, alkaline water. (pH 8.5, micro-clustered, from my Kangen Water machine), or if it’s just the heat mat and the covered tray. I guess I’d have to do a side by side test to be sure, but I am just happy they are thriving!

Yesterday, I planted 1 tray of alyssum seeds – today many of them are already up. I also planted Morning Glory, which had been soaked overnight, and quite a few of those are up as well.

Spring season has started, if only indoors – with heat mats, and lamps. While it’s hailing and snowing outside, it sure is nice to have seedlings to watch, tend and care for.

On February 12, I got one Bio Dome planted, with Broccoli, Cabbage, Mustard Greens and Parlsley.

And once it’s been planted, the top goes on and the Bio Dome goes on the heat mat, at about 75ºF.

Today, 12 days later, I am hoping I did not allow them to get too leggy before moving them off the heat mat and under lights. I moved them only 6 days after they were sown, on February 18. The missing spots are for Parsley.

Parsley ALWAYS takes longer to germinate, and I am in fact surprised that all but one of the 18 seedlings are up today, just 12 days after planting. Sometimes I have had them take as long as 3 weeks. They must be liking getting watered with Kangen Water. Soon they will join the rest of the seedlings under lights in the garage.

And here are some of this years onions. If you want to see the process for starting onion seeds, watch my video from last year.

I just discovered this excellent tool for planning your seed starting – spring or fall.

http://www.chestnut-sw.com/growform.htm

You need to know your first and last frost date. Once you know those dates, you are ready to start planning!

Happy Planting!