Gone Feral In Idaho

I took advantage of today's gorgeous warm weather to put the plants outside on the front porch to get some real sunshine. I'm glad I got out in the yard a bit since I wasn't feeling well earlier. I think I'm now on the mend.

Kyle and I visited the MK Nature Center this week, it is one of my favorite places in town. We had our first date there. Note the fake petroglyphs on the larger rock.  I've also re-potted all the seedlings, we had to expand the grow op with an annex on Sadie's crate, she's the great plant guard dog.

Sadie and I spent day one of my four day weekend outside in the yard.  I re-potted seedlings and she kept guard. It was a perfect afternoon. I never take my weekends for granted.  Gardening is a perfect hobby for me to have. It is very meditative and so full of life. It is a nice balance for working with grieving people and  the dead. I also think starting seeds indoors would benefit those with SADD. There is nothing better than coming home from work on a dreary late winter night and having those grow lights on and little seedling to watch as they grow from seeds into little identifiable plants. I know it is cheap and easy to buy seedlings at the store, but I love the whole ritual of choosing seeds in December, planning the gardens when you don't dare go outside because of the weather, and the actual sowing-waiting for the first seedlings to curl up from the soil.   These are some of the tomato varieties: tomatillo, garden huckleberry, and ground ...

For three years I've wanted to have a nice grow light setup for our garden seedlings.  I've been hesitant because those kits are really expensive .  $460.00 for that?  K and I have done a lot of research and we learned that the fancy T5 and T8 bulbs that cost lots more and the fixtures you need for them cost even more, but the efficiency and extra output is actually negligible.     This op will be full of seedling trays in a few weeks. This is our $55.10 version.  The trays and seedling mats cost more.  I bought those last year and we are reusing them.  The PVC structure, chains, S hooks, and lights were the products purchased for this build.   This is the web resource I used for research. This guy did a wonderful exhaustive study of seedling and general plant lighting.  Please take the time to check it out.  It will answer a lot of questions.   I got the two fixtures for under $10 a piece at the local hardwa...