We always start our tomatoes, peppers, eggplants under fluorescent lights in the house. This year we added poppies to the mix.
- These tomatoes must be ‘hardened off’ by exposing them in increasing amounts to the sun and wind everyday…but no rain and no overhead watering.
This poppy seed (St. John’s Wort) is the only one to germinate so far. It looks good and I’m looking forward to the bees crawling all over the blossoms in three or four months.
Four squares on left are Island Bush Poppy, (Dendromecon) No they’re NOT Island Bush Poppies, they are St. John’s Wort, (Hypericum) pollinated by our bees last year and planted from that very fine seed.
4 squares on right is a store-bought seed mixture. It sure takes a long time to grow. I should have started in January.
Adventures in Natural Beekeeping 
Love it !!! Spring has sprung!!
=D
It looks like you are off to a good start.
I’m just starting to think about getting some chilli seeds in, a job and a post for next week I reckon 🙂
It’s just about time to start tomatoes out again. First job is to clear off the light stand which serves as a hat rack, empty bottle rack, cordless drill and bit shelf, bicycle helmet and dog leash holder…you get the general picture. 🙂
The Echium seeds are growing up like poppy seeds so I take that as a good omen. Amelia
Do you have any photos?
I meant your seeds! So hopefully mine will be as successful – always the optimist.:)