It's Seed Time! (by Rachel)

I have a feeling that today will not be the last day I will ever curse the rains of WNC!!

 We managed to get to Lowe’s today and grab the rest of the compost/peat moss to finish filling the last box. After adding the last of the mix to the box, we put the cross-sections on. We ended up using some super cheap half-round stripping and just nailed them to the boxes.

Since our playing in the dirt time was thwarted by the rain, we moved the operation inside. We’ve created these “pots” with newspaper, which we are going to start our seedlings in. I think this is going to be great because we are going to start some seeds that technically need to be started outside and not transplanted (peas, carrots, and the eggplant). Using the newspaper, we can start these seeds, and then just plunk them into the soil out in the boxes, instead of taking the seedling out and transplanting them.

We have temporarily converted our office into the seedling zone. We have a cat that likes to eat plants as snacks, so the door to the office is closed from here on out!! The desk has been shellacked with garbage bags, and then we put a sheet on top of that. The desk is over an air vent, so the temperature won’t be a concern. The desk also backs right up to the two windows, so there will be plenty of sunlight.

We have officially received all of our seeds and plants (it’s about time!!). The strawberry plants need to be planted in one of the boxes ASAP because they are actually starting to sprout. We were also wondering where we should plant the rhubarb crown....in a box? Or a more permanent home somewhere around the house?