Washing flowerpots!

It may come as a surprise that indoor gardening involves A LOT of washing pots for me. While the majority of our gardening is going to take place exclusively outdoors, for those who are interested in expanding their seedstarting indoors, I thought I would share a few tips. Washing pots is the easiest way to […]

Meet Christine!

When I reached out to my neighbors about creating a seed-sitting group, I was delighted to meet Christine who has a passion for protecting the environment and promoting sustainable lifestyles through her instagram and consulting business: Buying Thyme. As a member of Project Swallowtail’s Underhill Seedsitters, she has documented her winter sowing, and spread the […]

The First Seedlings!

With the warming temperatures, I have noticed that my trays have been drying out. Since having moist conditions is absolutely critical to germination of seeds and growth of seedlings. I have been watering my trays daily. To my delight, today I saw the first tiny, tiny seedlings in my trays.    Keeping the soil moist […]

Time to stand up!

Spring has arrived and our gardens are springing to life. Little signs hold big promises in my garden. I know that some of you may be surprised to learn that I don’t “clean-up” all the leaves and debris on my garden beds, but I have many great reason not to touch anything until June and […]