City Gardening

I purchased from Eden Brothers and reused the packing material that came in my new Bartesian cocktail maker box.

Using peat moss saved from Summer 2022, pack it tightly and wet it thoroughly into each planting cell, ensuring to pat it down to limit air pockets and to allow the medium to become fully dampened.

As I am experimenting in my apartment during 20 degree weather outside, I am using a heat mat and plastic cover.

I kept the planting medium consistently damp and maintained a temperature range of 72-74 F by using plastic cover. This is important because tomato seeds require warmer temperatures to initiate germination, and maintaining the appropriate temperature and humidity levels will help facilitate the growth of both the seeds and the planting medium.

The seeds began to germinate within 7 days.

Since natural sunlight is unreliable during the winter, I have positioned LED grow lights over the tomato seedlings. This will encourage the seedlings to grow upwards without becoming lanky, which can happen when they stretch in search of sunlight.