In the garden...starting seeds

Last year when I started seeds I used toilet paper rolls to start them.  It worked well.  But then I saw the soil block builder.  Never heard of a soil block builder?  Let me introduce you.  It's this cool tool that takes soil and compacts it into a block.  You plant a seed in the block, cover it with soil and let it grow.



We started with seed starting soil and added some mushroom compost
to it.  You need the soil very moist so that it will stick together.

Mixing up some more soil.

Fill the block builder with soil.  Push down the handle to release
the blocks.

 

The blocks even have a little divot to put the seed in.  Cover with a little soil.

Our labeled tray...Esther did the all black one

Can I just say that I love this little toy tool? In just a couple of hours we started 250 seeds.  I'm sure that's way too many, especially since we haven't finished tilling up the garden beds.  But I can always give away what we don't plant.  I also started some flowers.  I'm not much of a flower gardener, but I've always wanted to be.

We put up some shelves outside and put the trays on them.  I've also filled a spray bottle with water so that we can just mist them instead of flooding them with water.

This post is linked to Homestead Barn Hop and Tuesday Garden Party.