My kids drink lots of milk and we always have tons of milk jugs to
recycle. So I decided to try to reuse them. It's the beginning of spring so I
thought why not turn them into seed starters. I've seen some bloggers out there
using this method and it seems like it’s a great idea.
I had a couple of
different seeds to try out. First one was the Poppy seeds that my sister
had given me. Second Celosia seeds, two types to be exact. One is the cocktail
version which I had collected from last year's container. The second version is
the brain looking type which I've purchased at an Ocean Lot. The third type of
seed was the Lupine seeds, which I've also purchased last year somewhere.
I cut all the milk
jugs in half leaving a small section near the handle to keep lid in place. I
punched holes on the bottom for drainage. I filled them all with potting soil and
then moisten it. I lightly sprinkled seeds around. I placed a light layer of
soul on top of seeds. I moisten that layer also and closed the containers and
leaving the milk jug caps off. Originally I was going to place them outside but
we still had tons of snow and weather has just been so close I just ended up
leaving them inside. Since the jugs are now inside I uncovered them so they
would get some light. Throughout the week I kept the soil lightly moist.
A week later I noticed some of my little seeds had spouted. Only
my Celosia seeds though. You see the little red popping out. Aren't they cute?
I hope the pictures taken from my phone are clear enough. The
little spouts are kind of tiny. I was so excited. I just love this
Celosia. I live their textures and their vibrant colors.
I was upset how I didn't see the
other two seeds spouting. Maybe I have to wait a little longer?
Well I'll keep you guys updated on my seed starting process. Maybe next week I'll post more pictures so you guys can all see how different my seeds look. Experts out there please give me some tips on how to start seeds or other methods people out there used.
