Milk Jug Planting
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Jim Fullerton brings me his planted milk jugs to see the growth. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo)
Milk Jug Planting
My beekeeping friends last year heard about milk jug planting. It’s a great way to start seeds that need cold exposure over winter and get an early start on the planting season.
During a recent bee club meeting, Jim Fullerton surprised me by bringing in two of his planted milk jugs to show me the growth he had over last winter.
He said he did the same thing I said to do: holes in the bottom, half full of potting soil. Then after watering, tape the milk jugs closed and label.
Jim sewed daisy seeds, left, and coreopsis seeds, right. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo)
Good to see such growth!
