Current Mood: Esctatic

I moved into my house too late in the year to put out a garden, which made me kind of sad. I’ve always wanted a garden! Oh well, there’s always next year… I need to get the brush pile cleaned out of the back yard anyway (the landlord had a tree fall over two years ago, its remains are still in the yard!), which is a perfect spot for a garden. Not to mention how nice the soil probably is under it!

I am currently growing the first plant to go into the garden, basil. I saw this seed starter package and thought I’d give it a go… Basil can also be grown as a house plant. By gardening time next year I’ll have some massive plants to put out! The package was super easy to set up… It was just little compressed peat pellets that you get wet to expand, then drop seeds into the preformed holes, keep it wet and in a sunny (but not direct sun) area, and you get seedlings in about 10 days! It’s kind of a self-contained greenhouse to help them grow. I’m so excited about these little seeds, I think I’ll get another pack of these to grow other herbs. The biggest deal is going to be giving them a place to live in the winter time that gets enough sun. I can buy more of the peat pellets and seeds and reuse the plastic tray, but the tray holds ten seedlings at once… That’s a LOT of plants!

Oh and have I mentioned… This is the first thing I’ve grown from a seed? It’s true! One more reason I’m so excited.

Three cheers for fresh herbs year-round!