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Gardening

beac

(9,992 posts)

2. Here's how I do mine:

Reply to Raven (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 05:10 PM

Jun 2012

I plant several seeds in a little peat pellet greenhouse like this one:

Once they've germinated, I let them grow a bit more in the greenhouse (until the leaves start to touch the lid) and then I move the pellets into empty flower flats that I've saved. Like these (minus the marigolds, of course):

I just keep the pellets litghtly watered but not soggy until the plants are about 4-5" tall. Then I plant them out in pots, but it should work the same for planting them in the ground.

I've been planting a new set of beans about every two weeks so I will have them throughout the season. You should have plenty of time to get a good crop!

Hope this helps and good luck!