#seed-starting — Public Fediverse posts
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I always forget which way to plant the beans.
#gardening #GrowYourOwn #SeedStarting #GrownFromSeed #RunnerBeans #ScarletRunnerBeans #EyesDown
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🌱 Eco-tip! Instead of plastic labels, use wooden pegs or lollipop sticks to name your seedlings. Write directly on the wood! And reusable! #EcoGardening #SeedStarting #SustainableLiving
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The plum seeds I've had in the refrigerator for 5 weeks or so have started to sprout so they were put in pots. They're from red South African plums. I looked up the possible varieties they could be and the pollinators all seemed to match up to something else that is a marketed plum so they might make edible fruit. 12 seeds in 9 pots, 4 weren't showing so I put them all in the same pot.
#gardening #plums #SeedStarting #ColdStratification #GrowYourOwn
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Ready to start your garden? 🌱
Our ultimate guide to starting seeds indoors has everything you need to grow like a pro.
Find our blog here: https://vegplotter.com/blog/starting-seeds-indoors-the-ultimate-guide
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We have bok choy, or pak choi, in 2 days! Not on the heat, just under the lights.
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Today I planted some Bok choy, another eggplant came up, and I put the tomatilloes in bigger pots. Some of the tomatillo are doubles as an experiment since they require two plants to pollinate better so if I give them away they can get "one". The pepper tray is getting crowded but I should be able to put that tray of perennial sunflowers out in a week or so and then put them in two trays. Only 2 of 4 lights in the tent on.
#gardening #SeedStarting #GrowYourOwn #peppers #tomatillo #GrowTent
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Super rainy day here. I ended up pulling a 12+ hours work day yesterday & was fully spent by end of the night.
I slept in today. Then, decided to make the most of an indoor day & got some more food plant seeds started, in zipped plastic bags.#FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowFruits #GrowVegetables #GrowMelons #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #SeedStarting #GardeningIsRevolutionary #Seeds #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodSeeds #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle
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#RockportME - KLSWCD Booth at #RockportLibrary’s #SeedFest
Saturday, April 11, 2026
9:30 AM to 12:00 PMRockport Public Library (lower level)
1 Limerock Street
Rockport, ME, 04856 United States"Join #KnoxLincoln SWCD at the The #RockportPublicLibrary’s second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering #SeedStarting, #pollinators, #SoilHealth, #composting, #nativePlants, #HeirloomVegetables, growing #rice and grains in #Maine, #Wabanaki #FoodSovereignty, and much more! Knox-Lincoln SWCD will provide test kits and other information to help visitors better comprehend and work with the soil at their homes."
https://www.knox-lincoln.org/events-workshops/seed-fest-2026
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity
#GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #IndigenousFoodSovereignty
#LibrariesRule #MaineEvents #WabanakiFoodSovereignty #SoilIsLife -
#CamdenME - #SeedStarting Workshop
#MerryspringNatureCenter
April 4 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm"Have you wanted to grow plants from seed but were not sure how to do it? This hands-on workshop will teach you how to work with different sized seeds, what materials you might need, and seed treatments. Saving your own seeds and testing their germination rates will be discussed.
"Following a step by step slide show, each participant will plant one flat of 6 six-packs in Merryspring’s Greenhouse to take home. You can choose flowers, vegetables, and herbs from seeds provided. Merryspring Program Director John Fromer will offer many pro tips and answer any questions. Fromer, a Maine Master Gardener Volunteer and professional grower has raised tens of thousands of seedlings over forty years.
"Meet in the Ross Visitors Center
"Pre-registration is required. Limit 10 people. Cost is $35 non-members, $30 for Merryspring members including materials. To register, please call 207-235-2239 by Wednesday, April 15th. Registration fee non-refundable.
"Merryspring is your community nature center offering walking trails, cultivated gardens, wildlife, and ecology and horticulture educational programs all year round. The park is located at the end of Conway Road, just off of Route 1 in Camden behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza."
FMI and to register:
https://merryspring.org/calendar/seed-starting-workshop/#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #Midcoast #Maine #Merryspring #GYO #GardeningForPollinators #GrowYourOwnFood #GardeningWorkshops
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#RockportME - 2nd Annual SEED FEST
April 11 @ 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
"The #RockportPublicLibrary will host its second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering #SeedStarting, #pollinators, #SoilHealth, #Composting, #NativePlants, #HeirloomVegetables, growing #rice and #grains in #Maine, #Wabanaki #FoodSovereignty, and much more!
"At 12:30 p.m., Petra Page-Mann of #FruitionSeeds will deliver an interactive keynote presentation. Page-Mann and her nonprofit seed company are strong advocates of 'gift culture,' which involves giving away seeds to promote food cultivation and community building. This ethos aligns perfectly with the theme of SEED FEST.
"The event is generously sponsored by the Rockport Library Foundation and is organized in partnership with several organizations, listed alphabetically: Herbal Hummingbird Hub, Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers, Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, Maine Grains and Maine Grain Alliance, Maine Heirloom Seed Network, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association [#MOFGA], #MaineRiceProject at Ararat Farms, #MerryspringNatureCenter, #Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, Roots n Shoots, #UMaineCooperativeExtension, and #WildSeedProject.
"The exhibiting partners will provide valuable information, hands-on activities, items for sale, and an abundance of free seeds and seedlings. Additionally, #midcoast artist Katharine Cartwright’s beautiful #BotanicalPaintings will be showcased in the library’s lower level for a month-long exhibition titled 'In My Garden.' "
FMI:
https://www.rockportlibrary.net/event/2nd-annual-seed-fest/#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #FoodSovereignty #LibrariesRule #SeedFest #WabanakiFoodSovereignty #SoilIsLife
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Hawaiian chili peppers, Burpee big guy jalapeno, Red marconi sweet peppers, and 8 pots of replanted a week ago California Wonder sweet bell peppers. There's a full tray of 18 maximilian perennial sunflowers. The Detroit dark red beets are starting to come up too, some pea sprouts are visible along with most of the radish that are up, and most of the spinach and arugula up.
#gardening #GrowYourOwn #SeedStarting #peppers #seedlings #March26 #garden
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Next round of seeding: Herbs just getting started — chervil, dill, and sorrel labeled with repurposed plastic knives.
#gardenlife #slowliving #springgarden #greenthumb #seedstarting #herbgarden #growyourown #diygarden #cottagecore #gardening #plants
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#BrunswickME - Late Season #SeedSowing at Woodward Point
Friday, March 27, 2026
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM#WoodwardPointPreserve
219 Woodward Point Road
Brunswick, ME"March is late in the season?! For native plants it is! Most native plant seeds require a long time in the cold and snow of winter in order to germinate. But, there are a few species that don’t require this, and fortunately they’re all easy ones for beginning growers. Come join us for the last seed sowing workshop of the year!
We will guide a hands-on exploration of the many steps of growing #NativePlants from seed, and establishing diverse landscapes using seed-grown plants. We will also learn about the diverse plants that grow here in Maine and their unique #SeedCollection and seed sowing processes.
Participants will practice winter seed sowing themselves, leaving one pot for the new #CommunitySeedGarden at Woodward Point Preserve, and take one pot to build #habitat at home.
Please register to join us.
Notes on access: This workshop will be held in an unheated barn. If the weather is sunny, we will start the workshop outdoors. To come prepared, dress warmly but in layers. The parking lot includes space for 18 vehicles and 4 additional handicap accessible spots. Please park nose in, snugly as reasonable, to best accommodate the full number of participants. The barn is located directly adjacent to the parking lot. No bathrooms are available on site. Please let us know if there are ways we can help get you to the event!
Tickets
Our sliding scale registration is offered to make this event as accessible as possible while covering the costs of time, seeds, soil and pots. The recommended level is $25 for non-members, and $20 for members. Paying above provides generous support to others to attend, and contributing at lower levels is welcome if cost is a barrier to attendance. Thank you, we look forward to seeing you there!"
FMI and to register:
https://wildseedproject.net/events/in-person-seed-sowing-woodward-2026#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #NativePlants #SeedStarting #Workshops
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California Garden TV: Seeds Sprouted? Do This Next https://www.allforgardening.com/1668009/california-garden-tv-seeds-sprouted-do-this-next/ #BasilSeedlings #CaliforniaGardenTV #gardening #GardeningForBeginners #GrowLightsSeedlings #HowToCareForSeedlings #IndoorSeedStarting #LeggySeedlings #PepperSeedlings #SeedGerminationTips #SeedStarting #SeedStartingMistakes #SeedlingCareTips #SeedlingsDying #StartingSeedsIndoors #TomatoSeedlings #VegetableGardening #VLog #WhatToDoAfterSeedsSprout #WhySeedlingsDie
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The second batch of seeds (sown last week) is starting to show some results! Basil (in the rectangular container) and squash are coming out ☺️
No cucumbers yet, though 😞 (the seeds are around 6 years old, so nothing might come out of them in the end).
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Sweet and Hot peppers, and a tray of Maximilian Sunflowers. Also some Shrubby St. John's wort that sprouted after spending a week alternating in the freezer and refrigerator with the sunflower seeds. Peppers were just thinned by the clippers...
#gardening #SeedStarting #GrowYourOwn #peppers #arugula #sunflowers #HelianthusMaximiliani #MaximilianSunflower #GrownFromSeed
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MIgardener: Start These Seeds NOW In March https://www.allforgardening.com/1659186/migardener-start-these-seeds-now-in-march/ #BeginningGardener #carrot #compost #FirstGarden #garden #GardenTips #gardening #GrowFromSeed #GrowingCarrots #GrowingCucumbers #GrowingFood #GrowingOnions #homestead #homesteading #HowToGrow #migardener #Onion #OrganicGardening #Pepper #peppers #permaculture #potato #RaisedBed #SeedStarting #simple #SimpleLiving #SquareFootGardening #sustainable #tomatoes #UrbanGardening #VegetableGarden #VegetableGardening #vegetables #VLog
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The End of Fake Spring Part Two
It was 60F /15.5 C a week ago and close to that on the day after! I even dried laundry out on the clothesline. Then fake spring the second came to a screeching halt last Tuesday night while James and I were out on neighborhood patrol. The wind was already gusting and then it started sleeting. If you have ever had sleet slamming into your face you are currently cringing and thinking, ouch! If you have never had the pleasure, perhaps you have had sand or small bits of gravel grit whipped against your bare skin? Now pretend they are ice instead. It’s a barrage of cold needle pricks. And when you think it can’t get any worse, one hits you in the eye.
We stuck it out a little longer because we had reported two ICE-y vehicles prowling the neighborhood and we wanted to be able to send an update if they slunk by again. But when you have to put your hands up over your eyes to protect them from the sleet, it is kind of hard to see what else is happening on the other side of your mittens. So we reluctantly called it a night and went home and crawled into bed early for a little relaxing reading time.
Minneapolis has dropped like a stone out of the headlines since the government announced the anti-immigration surge was over. But, while there are fewer Department of Homeland Security agents here—nobody knows how many, some report 180 and some 900 and both got these numbers from the government (my guess is closer to 900)—there are still abductions happening every day. Since Bovino and Noem have been fired the abductions have become quieter and more targeted rather than the in-your-face performances requiring tear gas thrown into peaceful crowds and gallons of pepper spray aimed at anyone who dares to stop and look and question what is going on.
But they are getting ready for something and we don’t know what, though there are guesses. Over the last several days ICE has taken delivery of over 100 new SUVs at headquarters. None of them have yet been driven off the base. I suspect they are planning on something for March 17th, the day the protected status for Somali refugees expires. Thing is though, something like 90-95% of Somalis in Minnesota are United States citizens, having either been naturalized or born here. However, according to the Star Tribune (local paper), there are 2,500 Somalis who currently have protected status in the United States and most of them live in Minnesota (gift link). If you have been paying attention, you know the disgusting things the President has said about Somalia and Somali people, including Ilhan Omar my Congressional Representative. Except none of this is about immigration to begin with, but rather a terror campaign conducted in an effort to consolidate authoritarian power.
Kind of like the war Trump started against Iran, which by a number of reports, appears that Trump was pressed into it by the Israeli government. Spend a little time thinking about what that means. And while you’re at it, take a look at some recent reporting about plans for Gaza. If those reconstruction plans go through some people will be making a lot of money and they won’t be Palestinian.
It’s hard to know what is going on with Trump these days, he is seriously boffo and even more incoherent by the second. He accuses people of covering up for Biden and his problems, I can only imagine how much is being covered up with Trump. Actually, I don’t want to try and imagine it because it is just too horrific. It will all come out eventually but by then it will be far too late. So we continue to suffer from his incomprehensible whims and desire for revenge and self-aggrandizement. We’re spending over a billion dollars a day on an unnecessary war but somehow have no money to fund health care or food stamps or anything for people who actually need help instead of billionaires whose only goal in life is to have the biggest bank account, everyone and everything else be damned. What sad, broken men they are, and they are pretty much all men.
I wish I could say fake spring part 3 or even real spring has arrived, but there is currently a blizzard going on outside my windows. We were on foot patrol Saturday afternoon and in an amazingly accurate for a change forecast, it began snowing only ten minutes before the winter storm watch went into effect. It’s been snowing since then, though I can’t tell how much has fallen because the 24 mph winds are whipping it all around.
I did a first round of shoveling early this morning after breakfast and there was about 6 inches/ 15 cm of heavy, sticky snow. I haven’t been out since, but will need to venture out at some point. Added to the insult of the snow and wind, temperatures by Monday night will be subzero F /-18 C.
Meanwhile, indoors, the seedlings are doing great. I have already had to raise the grow light above the tomatoes. It might not be spring outside, but it is spring in my kitchen and in my heart.
The seed sprouting setup. Tomatoes and peppers on the top shelf, herbs on the shelf below. You can see snow on the grapevine outside the window.One of the best things about getting connected with neighbors for ICE watch and mutual aid, is also finding other ways to connect. I am now part of a neighborhood garden group who will be raising extra veg for the purpose of donating it to the neighborhood food shelf. A couple folks have organized a seed swap for next weekend. Yesterday I went through all my seeds and made up quite a few envelopes of tomato, bean, squash, herb and flower seeds to share. In sharing my seeds I have no plans to bring home any new seeds. Does anyone want to wager on how many seed packets I come home with?
Life has gotten increasingly busier and rewarding, but I have also made sure to take time to rest. Some days I don’t feel like I have rested enough, but I do what I can. Yesterday, life was a pie full of cherries. Well, and today too because leftovers. Saturday was Pi Day y’all, at least in the weird way Americans write our dates. To celebrate the magic of 3.14, James made cherry pie. The cherries are from the garden cherry bushes and have been waiting quietly in the freezer since August. James also made vanilla ice cream. Not exactly ice cream weather as it turned out, but with hot coffee and tea and warm pie it was all perfect. And there is still some leftover so I will get to enjoy it a third time.
Take a gander at the cherry pie! James got fancy and cut hearts in the top crust.I’ve also been enjoying some great books. I am in the midst of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor, and enjoying it immensely. Also reading Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times by Tracy K. Smith. I enjoy reading poets analyzing poetry and Smith is really good at it, meaning she doesn’t write in academic jargon but everyday language. The book is about overcoming the fear of poetry, which I don’t have but I know many people do, as well as a discussion about the importance of poetry, especially in uncertain times. It is a slim book that I am slowly savoring.
Then there is Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney and Mothers of the Novel by Dale Spender both of which I am reading because of Marcie at Buried in Print, darn her! I’m not far along in either book, but they are tickling something I need at the moment, and I find myself thinking about them and the novelists they write about even when I am not reading the books. I have already made a reading date with a friend to do a summer read together of Frances Burney’s Evelina. No doubt, there will be other novels sneaking onto my TBR pile.
As for poetry, I am reading June Jordan, Marie Howe, and Wendy Barker. All of them very different and all of them very good.
And with that, I have a few handwritten notes yet to write, some snow to assess, a couple chores to finish, some yoga to ease my tired muscles, and some books to fall into. And perhaps a second helping of pie.
Send warm, melty spring thoughts my way please!
#blizzard #cherryPie #fakeSpring #Gaza #ICE #Iran #PiDay #seedStarting #sleet #Somalia #winter -
Life & Home Update + First‑Time Garden Plans (Cozy Spring Reset in Progress)🌱🫶🎉 https://www.allforgardening.com/1654208/life-home-update-first-time-garden-plans-cozy-spring-reset-in-progress%f0%9f%8c%b1%f0%9f%ab%b6%f0%9f%8e%89/ ##2026goals ##homereset ##lifeupdate ##realisticvlog ##WeightLossJourney #adhd #chronicillness #cleanwithme #cozyvlog #firsttimegardener #GardenPlans #seedstarting #springgarden
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California Gardening: 🌱 How to Fill Seed Starting Trays Like a Pro! #GardeningShorts #SeedStarting https://www.allforgardening.com/1646977/california-gardening-%f0%9f%8c%b1-how-to-fill-seed-starting-trays-like-a-pro-gardeningshorts-seedstarting/ #1020Tray #CaliforniaGardening #CocoCore #GardenDiy #gardening #GardeningForBeginners #HowToPlantSeeds #PlantingTips #SeedGermination #SeedStarting #SeedStartingMix #SeedlingCare #SpringGardenPrep #UrbanGardening #VegetableGarden #VLog
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A few more sprouts over the last two days, including the PEPPERS:
* Siam basil
* Broccoli di cicco
* brussels catskills
* chard, burpee rhubarb
* peppers, fresno chili hot
- Peppers, korean beauty (3/6)
- peppers, midnight dreams
- Peppers, shishito
- peppers, thai hot
- spinach, nobel
- black simpson lettuce
- romaine cimarronAnd one lone seedling of delphinium.
The peppers really did all come up, at once, all in the space of a day. I don't know why but I find them very humorous that way.
Feeling like things are already getting leggy. Adding a fan to our shelves today to possibly help.