( My first set of plant babies have almost all sprouted now, and most are doing well. )

Today I found the first tiny cotyledons for some of last week's sowing!

I had thought there were just three thyme sprouts, but a good squint at the fullsize photo reveals lots more than that...

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After many, many years, I am gardening again this year.

I had recently heard about using milk jugs as mini greenhouses, so I started saving jugs back in February. I was simply thinking about a more protected early seed starting container that would make hardening off for planting a little simpler and safer, but apparently for hardy plants they can ( Read more... )