Planting Time

 It was planting time here this weekend, despite the 7-inches of snow that appeared last night. Nothing gets me more excited than getting my hands back in dirt. Oh, that wonderful, organic, earthy smell of good potting soil.

I'm using all recyclables (except the seeds and soil -- only because I don't have an established garden here yet). I made seed starters from toilet paper rolls, which were okay, but my favorite little seed pots are recycled Keurig cups. I just pop off the aluminum top with a sharp knife, dump the coffee grinds and filter out into the kitchen compost bin, and give the pot a quick rinse. It sounds like a lot of work, but it's really quick to do. Not only are they the perfect size, but they have a hole punched in the bottom already for drainage from the machine.

My mini 4-shelf greenhouse seems to be staying warm enough because this morning I went to mist the plants and noticed that the lettuce has already begun to emerge.

This is the first round of plantings I've done for this season and I'm actually a little bit early for some of them. Call it either impatience or over-exuberance, but they're in!