Lol about the cat grooming them. :D Thanks for the info! It's amazing they are doing so well in a basement. I bet it gets chilly down there. You haven't actually harvested anything yet, have you? I have been trying to get seed starting trays for a month and having trouble. Do you have a particular place you like to buy from for supplies? Do you intend to plant them in the ground soon? Have you noticed that certain veggies do well in the basement while others don't? If so, please specify and again, thanks for the advise!
The cat is hilarious! I’ve been able yo make it temperature controlled and ranges from 65-72. We used greenhouse tarp which reflects the light and also helps keep the chill out. Super cold nights/days, I run a space heater. If you think about the seedling as babies, they need to be warm. I bought cheap warming mats from Amazon. You don’t need to trays. Styrofoam cups work wonders. Plant a couple of seeds in each cup, the strong will surface. Poke holes in the bottoms and feed them from the bottom. It helps keep their roots grow stronger. I typically try to buy from a local grow store to support small business but when they don’t have it, I’ll go to Amazon. We’re playing with all kinds of stuff but so far the only thing that didn’t fruit was cucumber and squash. They were our first plant and I think we overwatered them in the beginning. We’re trying again.
Lol about the cat grooming them. :D Thanks for the info! It's amazing they are doing so well in a basement. I bet it gets chilly down there. You haven't actually harvested anything yet, have you? I have been trying to get seed starting trays for a month and having trouble. Do you have a particular place you like to buy from for supplies? Do you intend to plant them in the ground soon? Have you noticed that certain veggies do well in the basement while others don't? If so, please specify and again, thanks for the advise!
The cat is hilarious! I’ve been able yo make it temperature controlled and ranges from 65-72. We used greenhouse tarp which reflects the light and also helps keep the chill out. Super cold nights/days, I run a space heater. If you think about the seedling as babies, they need to be warm. I bought cheap warming mats from Amazon. You don’t need to trays. Styrofoam cups work wonders. Plant a couple of seeds in each cup, the strong will surface. Poke holes in the bottoms and feed them from the bottom. It helps keep their roots grow stronger. I typically try to buy from a local grow store to support small business but when they don’t have it, I’ll go to Amazon. We’re playing with all kinds of stuff but so far the only thing that didn’t fruit was cucumber and squash. They were our first plant and I think we overwatered them in the beginning. We’re trying again.