04-03-2008, 05:51 AM
I've started my first couple experiments. I planted peas and green onions in a small raised bed. I've also planted a type of spinach in a 2 gallon pot. The most surprising one though is the one I had the least faith in. Before I went and bought pots and potting soil, I made my own little mini pot out of a tin can. I snipped holes near the bottom with a can opener and put some cinders on the bottom for drainage. Then I just found what soil I could and mixed it with fine cinder and planted some green onions. Its been just over a week and they are sprouting. At night I keep it on the kitchen counter in our under-cabinet mini spotlights and in the daytime I keep it in the window sill. This may not seem that cool to some of you green thumbs out there but for somebody who's never grown anything its pretty sweet. All my outdoor stuff was planted several days later but I'm hoping they can catch up even though they don't have the unfair advantage of a night light.