Category Archives: keeping house
The garden: 2012 edition
Right off the bat, I’ll admit that my garden isn’t as prolific as last year. I was away on business the entire month of March and couldn’t get the seedlings started up in a good way. That, plus I got … Continue reading
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Check out my germination station!
As promised, here’s the germination station in all its glory. It consists of a double GORM unit from IKEA ($80), four 48″ shop lights ($80), chains & hooks ($8), timer ($6) and a 48×20″ heat mat ($70). The T8 bulbs … Continue reading
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Second round: pole bean and basil seedlings are up!
It’s crazy how fast these seeds popped out of the soil and I’m pretty sure it’s thanks to the heat mat. The Thai and regular basil started to appear within 24 hours of sowing, and the pole beans came around … Continue reading
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