![]() “We’re growing Polish Nimba zucchini this summer, Bill. Sure, we may have seedling varieties that our next-door neighbor who buys his garden supplies at Lowes has never even heard of. Their stems are pale and pearly white, and a sneeze will knock them over. They look like 90s supermodels – gaunt, thin and willowy. Germination gets off to a good start, but before we know it, our beloved babies are stretching as far as they can to reach the light. And then there is the bane of every seed starter’s existence – leggy seedlings. Finally, we give up and start another row of cabbage seeds, only to find the original seeds have finally pushed up through the dirt two days later. We stare at that row of uninterrupted dirt in our seedling flat for two weeks waiting for those finicky red cabbage seeds to germinate. Then we lose another half dozen because we overcompensate and drown the survivors. We lose fragile seedlings because we forgot to water them for one day – one stupid day. This labor of love isn’t without its drawbacks, though. The dining room table becomes a potting up station covered with seed packets and sprinkled liberally with potting mix from January to May. ![]() “Hi, my name is Tracey, and it’s been four weeks since I started my Green Zebra tomatoes…they’re doing great too! I have them under an LED grow light set up, and I started fertilizing them with my secret recipe for compost tea.” People who start their own seeds are dedicated.īeginning in the middle of winter, we have every windowsill lined up with red solo cups with seedlings sprouting from them. It meets every Tuesday at 7:00 at the local library annex. And if you’re a tomato-growing fanatic who also starts their seeds? Well, I’m pretty sure there’s a support group for us. We’re even crazier than tomato-growing fanatics. ![]() People who start their plants from seed are some of the craziest gardeners. ![]()
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