The hassle of dealing with growing lights, almost made me give up on gardening. You too? Luckily, I found a better way to start seeds.
Instead of using forking out money for even a moderately priced grow light, you can start your spring and summer garden for pennies by winter sowing in milk jugs. It’s cheap, it's simple, there’s virtually no maintenance. Better yet- it actually works.
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What is winter sowing?
Winter sowing is the process of placing seeds in closed containers to create a mini greenhouse that is kept outdoors. It is an especially enticing method for those that don’t have room for sowing indoors (ya’ know, because you need tables or tiered shelving racks, drip trays, growing flats, etc.) or prefer to avoid expensive grow light purchases to still grow from seed. Winter sowing allows seeds to get better germination rates, is excellent for cool season herbs and vegetables, and is inexpensive.
How do milk jugs grow plants?
A milk jug provides plants with their own individual greenhouse that creates and maintains the ideal microclimate a seed needs to germinate. Cool season crops require a process of ‘hardening off’ which automatically happens when jugs are kept outside through the winter, naturally experiencing cold weather conditions. This exposure stops seed dormancy and triggers germination more successfully than seeds grown indoors.
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20 фев 2021
