Seeds

I started the following seeds indoors on Friday 3/6/09:

broccoli
borage
chives
3 types of romaine lettuce (jericho, blushed butter and petite rouge)
german chamomile
oregano
cilantro
bell peppers
celery
parsley
basil
5 types of tomatoes (striped roman, high carotene, oregon cherry, brandywine and manitoba)

I am using a plastic tray with 50 empty peats pots. Into the peat pots I put Steve Solomon's seedling mix from Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades:

1 part by volume garden soil
1/2 part by volume finely screened compost
1/2 part by volume sifted and moistened sphagnum moss

I made about 2 1/2 gallons of the seedling mix and added 1 cup of Steve's complete organic fertilizer and 1/4 cup of ag lime.

I put the seeds into the individual peat pots filled with the above concoction, according the the directions on the back of the seed packets. Most seeds came from Territorial Seed Company.

I put the plastic dome on top of the seed tray. Obvious condensation formed quickly. I have a 75 watt grow light positioned about 8-10 inches away. I plan to keep the light on the plants for 14 hours a day, aiming the light up at the bottom on the tray for the other 10 hours. I will cover the top of the tray to give the seeds the darkness they need.