I was super short on time the other weekend, but I reallyyyy wanted to get some lettuce & arugula seeds in the ground. So, I decided to channel my inner chaos gardener. 🙈 I grabbed a bowl, mixed together some worm castings and vermiculite, then tossed in a little bit of seed from several of my favorite varieties. Then I mixed it all up and scattered it around! And if your next question is, "W𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴?", I promise there's a method to my madness (stick with me 🤣) 𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱: 1. Both worm castings and vermiculite help hold onto moisture, so this mixture helps keep the soil surface a little more moist and encourages germination 2. Mixing the seeds into the amendments also helps spread them out more evenly instead of accidentally dropping a big pinch of them in one spot (been there, done that) 3. Lettuce & arugula seeds are tiny and benefit from light to germinate, so this method works well for seeds like this as opposed to ones that need darkness & more depth So, was this the most precise or organized way to plant seeds? Not really... But I'm a BIG believer that 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁, and sometimes you've just gotta work with the time you've got. Anyway, I hope this inspires you to plant something even if you only have a few minutes to spare. 😊 Have you ever tried something like this? P.S. I guess I wouldn't call this 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 chaos gardening since there is somewhat of a plan involved. Should I coin a new gardening term called "strategic chaos"? Yay, nay? 🤣

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Hi I’m new to gardening and would love to start but not sure where. My goal is to harvest herbs and vegetables that I use every in the kitchen. Can any share tips? I have pots but scared to plant seeds because I’m unsure how to keep it going.

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