Hello. Remember how it snowed yesterday? It snowed again last night...a perfect time to begin dreaming of digging in the garden, and working toward making that dream a little more real.

Peat pellets or coconut fiber pellets...they all work.

When you have a short growing season, you start frost-sensitive plants indoors and then transplant after Memorial Day. I start by clearing out a space on my winter plant table! Then I soak my starter pellets in water until they swell into little pots.

The seeds come next. I put 2-3 in each pot, with malice towards extras afore thought. If you have extra space and abhor thinning, plant one seed per pot. I then cover my seeds with the dirt in the pots until they are covered to about 1/4". I use a pencil for this delicate operation.

High tech equipment!  Not. — High tech equipment! Not.

As the plants grow, I'll raise the lights, and then will transplant into coffee cups filled with potting soil. Keeping the peat pots moist and warm will help germination. Light will encourage growth.

I will probably find a way to raise the baking dish a little higher

I'll update when I start to get sprouts.