Sprouts!

[sleuth]

Over the weekend we saw our first sprouts popping up! Red onions, yellow onions, chives, and scallions are all peeking out from their little plant cells. Now the plastic wrap has been removed and they are all under grow lights. We are trying to run them between 14-16 hours a day.

I am going to run out of space with my current setup.
Right now I have a round table with 6 flats on it, and two 2'x4' flourescent fixtures above them resting on scrap 2"x4" boards to hold them at the proper height.

I need to make some (adjustable) stands for the lights and find more table space.

 

[rhoda_bruce]

Very good. DH saved our milk jugs to use as tiny cold frames to get the garden planted early with the seeds and plants. You are much furthur north, but just thought I'd put the word in.
I got all freaked out with my asparagus bed yesterday. There is a lone spear about 7 inches high and nice and fat. Was so tempted to cut it, on the spot. Hoping he has lots of brothers and sisters joining him soon. But I thought it would be another year b4 I'd harvest.
Also DH used some old Kentwood water jugs, with the bottom cut out as tiny cold frames, but they aren't showing as many results as the milk jugs, although they are much bigger. Blue tint to the water.......white tint to the milk. Wondering the difference.
I wanna get out there and play, but have reason to believe its about to rain. We have much less of our started plants in the house now. Most have made there way into the garden, although it is very early, even for the deep south. Not sure what your current weather conditions are though. But with a little improvision, you might be able to jump the gun pretty soon.

 

[~gd]

Over the weekend we saw our first sprouts popping up! Red onions, yellow onions, chives, and scallions are all peeking out from their little plant cells. Now the plastic wrap has been removed and they are all under grow lights. We are trying to run them between 14-16 hours a day.

I am going to run out of space with my current setup.
Right now I have a round table with 6 flats on it, and two 2'x4' flourescent fixtures above them resting on scrap 2"x4" boards to hold them at the proper height.

I need to make some (adjustable) stands for the lights and find more table space.

Oh heck I thought your post was about the sprouts that you eat. The wild chives and scallions were about 6 tall in my yard and I was planning to harvest this weekend but we got 8 inches of snow Sat-Sun [rare this far north NC] you have to get them early [and late] because they go dormant in the heat.

 

[baymule]

My breakfast table has been commandeered for a grow table. I have two 4' shop lights propped up on bricks. I have tomatoes up (6 varieties), eggplant, Jimmy Nardello peppers, Purple Beauty bell peppers, and am waiting another couple of weeks to plant squash. I used the lights to sprout 2 flats of Maestro English peas, then set them out when they reaches about 2" high. They have taken off and are now about 4-5" high and reaching for the twine trellis. It is so exciting when those seeds rear their tiny green leaves!

 

[Hinotori]

Very good. DH saved our milk jugs to use as tiny cold frames to get the garden planted early with the seeds and plants. You are much furthur north, but just thought I'd put the word in.
I got all freaked out with my asparagus bed yesterday. There is a lone spear about 7 inches high and nice and fat. Was so tempted to cut it, on the spot. Hoping he has lots of brothers and sisters joining him soon. But I thought it would be another year b4 I'd harvest.
Also DH used some old Kentwood water jugs, with the bottom cut out as tiny cold frames, but they aren't showing as many results as the milk jugs, although they are much bigger. Blue tint to the water.......white tint to the milk. Wondering the difference.
I wanna get out there and play, but have reason to believe its about to rain. We have much less of our started plants in the house now. Most have made there way into the garden, although it is very early, even for the deep south. Not sure what your current weather conditions are though. But with a little improvision, you might be able to jump the gun pretty soon.

I have a bunch of milk jugs saved for that as well. Mom and Grandma always used them in the garden. She used mason jars over her miniature roses in winter to help keep them from dying from the cold.