I've never started herbs from seed. Local nurseries have made a fortune off of me in the past with my pension for impulse herb buying. Last year the herbs finally got their own 5'x5' raised bed instead of being squeezed into some unused corner of the garden. We sold quite a few herbs at the farmer's market last year but I still ended up keeping two flats of sage and thyme. I set the trays in the herb garden for easy watering and by the end of last season the roots had grown through the tray and are now firmly anchoring them to the ground. Ooops!
So yesterday I started some herbs:
26 Parsley
26 Oregano
14 Cilantro
14 Basil, Sweet Genovese
12 Basil, Opal Purple Varigated
12 Fennel
I placed the starting flats in a tray so they can be watered from the bottom. The tray is on the top shelf of the greenhouse over the heating pad. The nighttime soil temperature hovered around 80' so they should be off to a good start.
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