I currently have 3 greenhouses in my backyard: the long house, the square house and the hoop house. Now that the long house is built and planted, it’s time for the square house to be taken down. Unfortunately (for my flower garden), Fred has discovered a super easy way to grown from seed. We’ve collected a few of those black basket-like flats you can get from nurseries and Big-Box stores to carry your new 6-pack annuals home in. Fred lined these with weed barrier, filled them with coconut fiber, scattered the seed, and put the flats in the hydroponics beds. The system is set to water twice a day and the greenhouse keeps the temperature fairly stable. Five days later and the seeds have sprouted and couldn’t be happier.
It’s important to point out that the coco fiber could gunk up a hydroponix/aquaponix system, which is why Fred used the weed barrier.
Share your method for growing from seed – even if it didn’t work out, it could plant an idea that others can try.
Happy gardening!
Lisa
An Hour to Garden
2015
Maple Creek Farm PNW 