Oh, I am so, so excited!!!

Check out the new babies!

This photo was actually taken yesterday, when the sprouts first emerged. Today, they are bigger, and there are even more of them in other cells.

The middle row is the Classic Eggplant, which was all older seeds from last year. On the right are the Little Finger eggplant, which is a mix of new and old seeds. The Classic Eggplant is definitely coming up faster.

Still nothing from the peppers, though. Normally, once things start germinating, I’d unplug the heat mat, but not until the peppers start to sprout.

There are Red Wethersfield onions starting to sprout, too, but they are still very few and very tiny. The onions in the big aquarium greenhouse as emerging much more quickly, and I’m seeing a lot more green. I have no doubt the difference in temperature between the two set ups is making the difference. The lights over the big tank actually produce some heat. While the heat mat wouldn’t contribute much, the tanks are lined with rigid insulation, so that would help keep any heat inside. The small tank’s light is LED, so no heat there, plus it’s not as bright.

Once I have space set up to move things out of the tank, so I can start different seeds, I might move the red onions into the big tank to give them a bit of a boost. We shall see.

I’m just so happy to see those eggplant sprouts!!!

The Re-Farmer