Here’s a little tip for all you beginning gardeners out there. If you can’t find your 3″ peat moss pots to start your seedlings in, it may not be a good idea to substitute with 3 oz. paper cups.
If you are stupid enough to go ahead and use those little paper cups, which, by the way, aren’t really good for much other than their original purpose – to spit out toothpaste water, do not use a permanent marker to write on the cups what it is you planted in there.
In spite of the word “permanent” being part of the name, they’re really not. The writing will fade, especially on a soggy, water soaked tiny little paper cup that is now filled with dirt and a baby plant.
That will mean that, while you can clearly tell which plants are the tomatoes and which are the broccoli, you will not be able to figure out which are the cherry tomatoes and which are the plum tomatoes.
If you were planting a big garden with lots and lots of plants, it might be a bit of a fun surprise. Just plant everything and see what grows. However, when you have a small vegetable plot and only plan on actually planting 2 plum tomatoes and 1 cherry tomato plant, that can be a bit of a dilemma.
As it turns out, I guess I am growing a surprise vegetable garden this year. On the other hand, if I can’t keep dumb, deaf dog out of my tomatoes, I’m not going to get to eat any anyway. Therefore, it may not really be all that important.
SH built me nifty little boxes with dozens of 2 inch square sections to plant my seeds in. Now If I can just remember to water the darn things.
this is why I stop by here everyday….priceless information to save me time and headaches ;D
A surprise garden sounds delightful~It’s kind of like the dented-can game my grandmother used to play with unlabeled cans she got for a nickel at the grocery store. We’d pick, and SURPRISE – it’s what’s for dinner!