I just stumbled upon this Norman Rockwell painting called, “First signs of spring.” In the background I can hear Mother Nature calling back, “ You sister’s ass it’s spring.”
I stayed home from dance again tonight because of the rainy ice pouring down, high winds, and some snow thrown in for good measure.
I ended up getting 2 heat maps for my seeds to stay warm and a grow light. Both were pretty inexpensive being under $25.
Grow lights have come a long way. They now have led lighting, automatic timers and 3 different spectrum colors.
Since some of the seeds have sprouted and the rest need light to germinate, I took out my new grow light and am pretty impressed especially for one under 25 bucks.
I’m doing my best to plant flowers that I grew not transplanted. Right now, it’s a 50/50 crap shoot. In the meantime, I’ll have my fingers and toes crossed.
You and Rockwell made my day on this awful weather night.
My sister’s ass indeed; that made me laugh out loud. We’re expecting up to 18 inches over here in our part of NH during the next 24 hours. *deep sigh* We love our grow lights and heat mats to help start our wee seedlings. Spring planting seems very far away tonight, but I do know in my soul it will come.
Hi Julze, your grow lights should be about 3″ from the top of the seedlings, otherwise they will get leggy; once germinated, take off the heat mats. I have been growing my own veggies, flowers, trees and shrubs from seeds or cuttings, for decades. Good luck!