After 18 hours, the seeds are ready to be planted. The onions and tarragon have barely sprouted, and the onion seeds have a rather strong smell. The tiny lemon balm and tarragon seeds stuck to the bandage, making it very difficult to move them to the soil without damaging them. Conclusion: small seeds should be sown dry.
Here’s what the first settlement of my windowsill seedlings looks like:
For the experiment, I planted dry lemon balm seeds; let’s see which will sprout first. I thoroughly watered all the patches with warm meltwater from a spray bottle (heated in a water bath).
The garlic has grown a beard, so I decided to move it to an egg carton. However, the soil I had was terrible—sand and dust (purchased from Metro, brand Aro universal), which does not absorb water at all. Here’s the garlic after the move and after 2 days:
I also spray the garlic with meltwater.
