December 8th, 2025 – Sprouts are growing strong. Several have shed the seed husk and are growing tall. After the drought I cause earlier I have two Bibb lettuce sprouts, two spinach sprouts and five parris island lettuce sprouts. If two sprouts are in one soil section I am calling this one sprout for now….
Author: freemanma124
First Casualties
December 5th, 2025 – Today I lost two Bibb lettuce sprouts and a Spinach sprout. They have wilted into a thin strand barely visible above. I am the cause of their demise. You can see the healthy sprouts on the right all have dark soil. I used the same soil all around, so the soil…
Sprouts
December 3rd, 2025 – In four days we have several sprouts! I’ve got two Bibb lettuce, and five parris island lettuce sprouts. The middle row is spinach, which has not come up yet. Package said 7-10 days for germination so nothing to worry about yet. I am curious why the five parris lettuce spouts all…
Hydroponics Start
November 29th, 2025 – Just started my seed set for some winter hydroponics! Purchased some seed starter soil from Lowe’s. Took some soil from the bag and ran it through a sieve to separate it into a course and fine pile. In each seed tray I put a piece of damp paper towel and laid…