After soaking the seeds for two days, I transferred them to two tiny green houses. As soil I used compressed peat pellets which expand after watering them.
The oregano and basil are already showing leaves!
Time to plant herbs and spices
After a relaxing Spain holiday over Easter, I now found the time to start planting herbs and spices for this year: Rosemary, basil, sage, oregano, lovage, and also Jalapeño chilli peppers.
To start the germination, I put the seeds on multiple layers of kitchen paper soaked with a chamomile infusion. I covered the whole plate with cling film to avoid too much evaporation.
Ready for Spring
In the recent days, I prepared the big flower pot on my balcony for the new plants. This year, I’ll grow tomatoes, chillies (three variations), lovage, oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary and sage:
