Muffin Pan Herb Starter "Pots"
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I'm doing an Upcycled Herb Garden this year, starting from seed! To get my seeds started, I'm using a rusty pair of muffin pans as "starter pots". Get the FULL blog post here for all of the details!
Old rusty muffin pans / tins are usually pretty plentiful at thrift stores- so I snapped these up for starting My Upcycled Herb Garden! The little cups will be perfectly compartmentalized for different types of seeds, won't they?
To make the pan pretty, I spray painted it- but that's totally optional! Then I lined it with natural/unbleached muffin papers. This will make it easy to transplant my seedlings later on!
Then, I filled each muffin paper with potting soil for my herb seeds. Like most seeds, though, I had to prep them overnight- Check out my blog post HERE for a great tip for seed prep!!
After a few days of carefully watering them and keeping them warm/in light, I started to see little green sprouts!! Grow little herbs, grow...
And after a few weeks, I had some solid little sprouts! Now it's nearly time to transplant them into something bigger and better...which will be Part II of My Upcycled Herb Garden...stay tuned!
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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This is such a practical idea! I really want to do this & try to get a garden going again. Thank you for the inspiration & the great "share"!
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I have been wanting to start an herb garden for the longest time, but you have definintely inspired me. Just bought a new home and looking forward to trying this.
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Should you plant them still inside their liners when transplanting outside or do you remove them?
Can you do this with flower seeds, not just herbs?
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