Propagation: Cheap winter sowing, 1 by Jaywhacker

Jaywhacker wrote:
For this little project, you need a container with grow mix. A stob of some kind about 3/8 to 1/2 inch in diameter. I use old sunflower stalks. Lord knows I got plenty of those as they dont compost well at all. And you need a one gallon water jug or milk jug with the bottom cut out. I prefer water jugs because its hard to get the stink washed out of milk jugs. Stick the stob into the middle of the grow mix......sit the bottomless water jug down over the stob and PRESTO.........a miniature green house. You can plant quite a few seed under the jug and figure on transplanting later or you can get creative and plant seeds of just the items that you intend to grow in that pot. You can plant one little tomato seed in there and nurse it along under the jug untill danger of frost is gone. You can slowly acclimatize the plant by removing the jug for short periods of time each day untill the plant is ready to survive on its own. I just water around the edge of the jug in place and the growmix should carry enough moisture for the seed to germinate. You can modify the jug if you think it is necessary, cut more air holes if you think it is necessary. Bright shade or dappled shade is best as direct sunlight may be too hot.