I started my first batch of seeds this weekend.
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About 450 seedlings in the planning stages for this spring!!
I've got 'em planned out for seed-starting over the next 10 weeks.
![jiffy seed starting mix jiffy seedstarting mix](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX2in4NwvP-aKQ2etQVCdVePgDLAyTc8vvW9Ugojhyphenhyphenj0s0H9_C61KGcsxnunLPP1HND6pHc7E-gyNt2O_-ha5sFwVitYfzwMvCfnfj7loE_eo6pkfiZ6TwEC4fqKFtpHd6lM8mQKINqU/s400/IMG_3653WLG.jpg)
Ambitious, I know. But I haven't been able to raise anything from seed since 2008, when we moved into the house in Lindstrom which was smack dab in the middle of an oak grove.
Read: shady.
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I love this
Landware Pro-Seeder. It comes with 3 different sizes of needle tips, for handling seeds in a variety of sizes. The seeds in the bowl are snapdragon, and as you can see, teeny tiny.
I was able to pick one seed up at a time with this tool and deposit it exactly where I wanted it in the cell pack. I don't really use it for anything larger, it's easier to do it by hand. But for tiny seeds, I haven't found a better method.
In a few short weeks, this entire shelf system will be full of green sprouts getting a head-start on the growing season.
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Just makes it feel more like spring even when it doesn't look like it outside, ya know?
What do you do to get ready for spring??
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