November 5, 2015 - For lack of
anything else constructive to do, I took a small Styrofoam container
that had coleslaw in it from a meal I'd purchased at a local
restaurant, add some potting mix along with four seeds from a pepper
I'd harvest just a week earlier. Since eat fruit had so many seeds, I
though I could save myself a little bit of money latter this year
when I had planned to start
some plants for the 2016 season. I had had great luck with a couple
of container grown versions over the past summer and was anxious to
see if this little experiment would work out.
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| Four seeds are just visible |
As I had just moved from a stick built
house with land to a condo with just west facing balcony, my choices
for veggies that I can grow have become more limited. No problem,
really, I'd been in a similar situation before and did quite well.
And, at my advanced age, it will be a relief to have to tend to just a
few containers this go around. Note that each seed was planted at a depth of about a quarter inch.
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| Still producing in Nov! |
This little 'seed incubator' was placed
on a south facing window where it will get a little sun. Holes in
both the bottom and the top will insure a good supply of water and
air respectively. I'll be sure and update this post in a week or so
with the results!
Dec 11, 2015 - A quick update. All the seeds germinated and I am now looking for a small pot to transfer the little guys to....
Jan 3, 2016 - Three of the little guys have made it through the transplant process and are doing well.
