I could make my *own* grow light. There are lots of easy instructions out there online. This the best tutorial I've come across. I've mostly been befuddled by how to *hang* the darn thing. I'd like to keep the seedlings on top of a bookshelf in my home office. I'm thinking I might be able to copy the grow light stand in the above pic using materials from Home Depot? I may just give it a try. You lucky readers will get to hear all about it!
I usually just buy seedlings from local nurseries, but this year I want to grow tomatillos and ground cherries - which are hard ( and in the case of ground cherries impossible?) to find around here. I happened across a tomatillo seedling two years ago at the nursery down the street. I bought it on a whim, and it took off like gangbusters! By the end of the summer that one plant had produced at least 100 tomatillos. We put them in casseroles and made salsa verde. I think what I loved most was the way the leaves smelled like a spicy queso sauce. Yum.
I checked high and low for another tomatillo plant last year, and came up empty, dang it. I can't take that chance this year. I *must* have my tomatillos. So seeds it is. Territorial Seed has ground cherries on the same page as their tomatillo seeds. They looked crazy intriguing, so I'm now obsessed with trying to grow them too. They look a lot like tomatillos, but they're smaller and rosier, and instead of zesty they're sweet like real cherries. They're supposed to be good in desserts or for canning. I'm tempted to plant an entire bed full of the suckers.
Tomatillos |
Ground Cherries |
Tomorrow begins my seed starting adventure (lightless for now). Wish me luck!
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