Get a jump on growing season by starting vegetable seeds indoors in an elegant windowsill greenhouse.

Tools and Materials

• Jiffy Windowsill Greenhouse Kit
• Vegetable seeds
• Water
• Raised bed (optional)
• Potting soil
• Compost

Windowsill Greenhouse How-To
1. Water peat pellets contained within the windowsill greenhouse kit. The peat inside the pellets will take in the water and expand, growing from a flat pellet to a column of medium for seeds to grow in.

2. Place vegetable seeds into pellets. Strong roots should appear within a few weeks of planting.

3. Once seedlings reach a height of a few inches or more, they are ready to transplant into the ground or a raised bed. After transplanting, water seedlings evenly and steadily, and add compost to encourage growth. If using a raised bed, remember that they drain fast and need to be checked daily.

Resources
Jiffy Windowsill Greenhouse Kit and Martha Stewart Living Seeds are available from The Home Depot. M-brace for raised bed from Art of the Garden.