Materials for home planting

With so much free time, now is the perfect time for everyone, not just sustainable agriculture students, to plant spring seedlings and take advantage of the nice weather! Many of the necessary supplies to start seedlings can already be found around the house. If purchasing seeds is not an option, they can be harvested from produce, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries. Additionally, cardboard egg cartons are perfect to sprout the seeds before transplanting them into a larger pot or bed. To jumpstart the process, seedlings can be purchased directly from farmers market vendors. I was able to purchase pepper, tomato, and parsley plants from one of the vendors. To maximize production, the grow biointensive method can still be applied at home. Below is a picture of the parsley plants purchased from the farmers market. -Lauren