Recycling Egg Cartons

What a dreary day in Northern Minnesota! The wind is blowing and the temperature is 44 degrees. I just walked down my driveway to the mailbox - it’s usually a 5 minute walk down there and back, but today I went much quicker. That wind is super chilly!! Good cardio workout though!

So today I am recycling my egg cartons and starting some new seeds. I have tomato, lettuce, jalepenos, peas, pole beans, and green peppers. I like to use my egg cartons and start seeds in those. Perfect size to get a seed going indoors before introducing the plant to the great outdoors. When you are ready to transfer the plants to soil outside, it all comes out really easy and you can just transfer strait to the soil.

Here is what you need:

1 empty egg carton, seeds, potting soil, cellophane and water. Just put a little bit of potting soil in the egg carton, add the seed, water until saturated, and then cover with cellophane. If you have one of those table top green houses, just put the egg carton in there. Otherwise, use the cellophane to cover the open carton. When you see the seeds start to sprout, let them grow a few more days and then uncover and let them grow indoors until you are ready to move them outside - preferably once there is no more danger of frost. Enjoy ~ it’s fun to watch plants grow from seed, and then get to enjoy the ‘fruits’ of your labor.