My first try at germinating seeds.

jasie · February 15, 2007

Ok... being a total noob, I bought the wrong kind of "soil" to germinate seeds.

The guy at the nursery had assured me that what I needed was vermiculite even though I was asking for potting soil or seed starting soil. I also got this seed starting tray thingy that is reallllly flimsy- comes with tray/compartment and lid. I started some of the seeds that spud gave me (grandpa charlies, galinas, and kimberly) + some habanero seeds that hubby bought (for fun). I don't know if it'll actually germinate in vermicullite alone.... but here goes? There's 1 seeds in each compartment, I put a little cardboard to note which seed I have in each compartment (they look like grave markers....). Oh, and that bright blob is a regular household light over it to err.. make it warmer. its sitting atop my printer where its also semi-warm- and in my bedroom where its the warmest part of the apartment.

Sorry for the REALLY crappy pic, used a cellphone to take the picture as I couldn't find my regular camera. Planning to buy some actual potting soil tomorrow at home depot to start some other seeds in case these don't grow. *crosses fingers and hopes for the best*

P.S. any tips welcome as this is my first time doing this.

February 15, 2007	#1
jasie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8	My first try at germinating seeds. Ok... being a total noob, I bought the wrong kind of "soil" to germinate seeds. The guy at the nursery had assured me that what I needed was vermiculite even though I was asking for potting soil or seed starting soil. I also got this seed starting tray thingy that is reallllly flimsy- comes with tray/compartment and lid. I started some of the seeds that spud gave me (grandpa charlies, galinas, and kimberly) + some habanero seeds that hubby bought (for fun). I don't know if it'll actually germinate in vermicullite alone.... but here goes? There's 1 seeds in each compartment, I put a little cardboard to note which seed I have in each compartment (they look like grave markers....). Oh, and that bright blob is a regular household light over it to err.. make it warmer. its sitting atop my printer where its also semi-warm- and in my bedroom where its the warmest part of the apartment. Sorry for the REALLY crappy pic, used a cellphone to take the picture as I couldn't find my regular camera. Planning to buy some actual potting soil tomorrow at home depot to start some other seeds in case these don't grow. crosses fingers and hopes for the best P.S. any tips welcome as this is my first time doing this. __________________ Jasmine, the noob gardener wannabe