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Start a Vegetable Garden from Seeds

I'm a little late to the game, but I started the seeds for my raised beds last weekend. I used this method to start my seeds last year, and if I can do it, anyone can! But seriously, go back in time and start your seeds like a month ago.

Fair warning, the name of the game here is use what you got. This is not one of those fancy blog posts where everything's styled to perfection and darling seedlings are sprouting out of pastel egg shells (wouldn't that be cute?). I use toilet paper tubes to start my seeds. Paper towel rolls will work too, but they tend to fall apart. Cut the tube in half and pack in some potting soil or compost. Leave a bit of room at the top to pop in your seeds.



I ordered seeds from Burpee because I was looking for San Marzano tomatoes, but you can find a good variety at most garden centers and home improvement stores. Read the back of the seed packet for information about how many seeds you should sow together, and how deep they need to be. Pop in your seeds and top with more soil. I find that using a spray bottle to water helps at this stage, especially since my other watering can is a solo cup (fancy, see?).



Once your seedlings have sprouted and are hardy enough to plant outside, you can just pop in the whole whole tube. The cardboard will compost in your garden.



I planted San Marzano tomatoes, yellow squash, cucumbers, two types of basil and lavender. The basil and lavender will stay in pots on my sun porch for the time being. Since lavender is so elegant I added labels to the terra cotta pots using a chalk marker. This is a blog after all.

How about you - are you growing anything this summer?

images: Megean

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