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15 Jan 2021
Gardening

Turn A Bookcase into An Indoor Seed Starting Station

There are a couple of things:

  1. We don’t have a ton of space
  2. If it can be both beautiful and functional, then that’s a win!

Starting seeds under grow lights is a fantastic way to get on top of starting seedlings so that you can save money and get them in the ground exactly when you want. Additionally, you can grow cool and unique varietals.

We’ve had this old bookcase for years (I actually bought it at a garage sale and then stained it darker before we were even dating!) and it was a day away from getting taken to Goodwill when the idea came to me to make it an indoor seed growing area.

If you’re looking to create something similar, I highly recommend the lights I got. They are SO EASY to assemble. The easiest. They give you stickers as an option, which meant I didnt have to do weird drilling. Yes, please!

Watch this video, or check out the below links to snag the products I used.

Here are links to each product for you:

  1. Grow lights
  2. Seed starting tray
  3. Wooden plant markers
  4. Seed starting soil mix

A quick note about grow lights: they only need to be on your seeds for about 14-16 hours a day, so be sure to turn them off at night before you go to bed. Seed babies need rest too!

Good luck, and if you have any questions, leave them in the comments.

TAGS:DIY bookcasegrow lightsgrowing edibles indoorsindoor gardeningseed starting
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    January 19, 2021

    The seed starting soil mix link is not working!

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Perhaps they’ll look back and giggle together about how mom made them sing a song to an Elderberry bush as a gift of reciprocity when we had nothing else. Or maybe they’ll long for the sweet days with sticky hands from pulling needles off rosemary stems, and returning worms to their dirt homes. Maybe they’ll resent how much they “had to garden” as teenagers, rediscovering it a decade later, much like my own journey. No matter the destination, the moments when we’re out adventuring together talking about wild fennel and cactus flowers, treasuring the perfect-heighted walking stick and a Turkey vulture feather - those are the moments when my soul sighs with contentment and I know that I have done enough. #raisethemwild #wildandfreechildren #motherhoodrising #foraging
Perhaps they’ll look back and giggle together about how mom made them sing a song to an Elderberry bush as a gift of reciprocity when we had nothing else. Or maybe they’ll long for the sweet days with sticky hands from pulling needles off rosemary stems, and returning worms to their dirt homes. Maybe they’ll resent how much they “had to garden” as teenagers, rediscovering it a decade later, much like my own journey. No matter the destination, the moments when we’re out adventuring together talking about wild fennel and cactus flowers, treasuring the perfect-heighted walking stick and a Turkey vulture feather - those are the moments when my soul sighs with contentment and I know that I have done enough. #raisethemwild #wildandfreechildren #motherhoodrising #foraging
Perhaps they’ll look back and giggle together about how mom made them sing a song to an Elderberry bush as a gift of reciprocity when we had nothing else. Or maybe they’ll long for the sweet days with sticky hands from pulling needles off rosemary stems, and returning worms to their dirt homes. Maybe they’ll resent how much they “had to garden” as teenagers, rediscovering it a decade later, much like my own journey. No matter the destination, the moments when we’re out adventuring together talking about wild fennel and cactus flowers, treasuring the perfect-heighted walking stick and a Turkey vulture feather - those are the moments when my soul sighs with contentment and I know that I have done enough. #raisethemwild #wildandfreechildren #motherhoodrising #foraging
Perhaps they’ll look back and giggle together about how mom made them sing a song to an Elderberry bush as a gift of reciprocity when we had nothing else. Or maybe they’ll long for the sweet days with sticky hands from pulling needles off rosemary stems, and returning worms to their dirt homes. Maybe they’ll resent how much they “had to garden” as teenagers, rediscovering it a decade later, much like my own journey. No matter the destination, the moments when we’re out adventuring together talking about wild fennel and cactus flowers, treasuring the perfect-heighted walking stick and a Turkey vulture feather - those are the moments when my soul sighs with contentment and I know that I have done enough. #raisethemwild #wildandfreechildren #motherhoodrising #foraging
Perhaps they’ll look back and giggle together about how mom made them sing a song to an Elderberry bush as a gift of reciprocity when we had nothing else. Or maybe they’ll long for the sweet days with sticky hands from pulling needles off rosemary stems, and returning worms to their dirt homes. Maybe they’ll resent how much they “had to garden” as teenagers, rediscovering it a decade later, much like my own journey. No matter the destination, the moments when we’re out adventuring together talking about wild fennel and cactus flowers, treasuring the perfect-heighted walking stick and a Turkey vulture feather - those are the moments when my soul sighs with contentment and I know that I have done enough. #raisethemwild #wildandfreechildren #motherhoodrising #foraging
Perhaps they’ll look back and giggle together about how mom made them sing a song to an Elderberry bush as a gift of reciprocity when we had nothing else. Or maybe they’ll long for the sweet days with sticky hands from pulling needles off rosemary stems, and returning worms to their dirt homes. Maybe they’ll resent how much they “had to garden” as teenagers, rediscovering it a decade later, much like my own journey. No matter the destination, the moments when we’re out adventuring together talking about wild fennel and cactus flowers, treasuring the perfect-heighted walking stick and a Turkey vulture feather - those are the moments when my soul sighs with contentment and I know that I have done enough. #raisethemwild #wildandfreechildren #motherhoodrising #foraging
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Perhaps they’ll look back and giggle together about how mom made them sing a song to an Elderberry bush as a gift of reciprocity when we had nothing else.

Or maybe they’ll long for the sweet days with sticky hands from pulling needles off rosemary stems, and returning worms to their dirt homes.

Maybe they’ll resent how much they “had to garden” as teenagers, rediscovering it a decade later, much like my own journey.

No matter the destination, the moments when we’re out adventuring together talking about wild fennel and cactus flowers, treasuring the perfect-heighted walking stick and a Turkey vulture feather – those are the moments when my soul sighs with contentment and I know that I have done enough.

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Making final moves💧Got the last piece for my bed irrigation today! Why water with soaker hoses, you ask? I’ll tell you. They’re flexible, moveable, controllable, and hide well. I love hand watering too, but this is much more of a long term and steady choice. Linked in stories and highlights AND on the blog for you. But bookmark this puppy so you don’t forget. These are Linex brand. I’ve used them before (hence these photos) and with clients! Love love. #irrigation #soakerhose #gardendesign #kitchengarden #gardenersofinstagram
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Making final moves💧Got the last piece for my bed irrigation today!

Why water with soaker hoses, you ask? I’ll tell you.

They’re flexible, moveable, controllable, and hide well.

I love hand watering too, but this is much more of a long term and steady choice.

Linked in stories and highlights AND on the blog for you. But bookmark this puppy so you don’t forget. These are Linex brand.

I’ve used them before (hence these photos) and with clients! Love love.

#irrigation #soakerhose #gardendesign #kitchengarden #gardenersofinstagram

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And in the journey for safer, cleaner, better, I’ve found amazing people on a similar mission.

#ad @growbughut is a company that creates nutrients (like vitamins) for plants. They actually found a way to give our plants and soil antioxidants and good bacteria to help our plants actually uptake the nutrients they need (like nitrogen and phosphorus).

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Nobody prepares you for what the destination of doing *what you love* and being present with *who you love* is like. I thought “finding my passion” or uncovering my calling was the hard part. No no. It’s managing life in the always wobbly balance of wanting to do many things fully and focused all at once. It’s the biggest treasure of my life, this grappling. But it’s still a tango of dips and marches, some graceful, some stomach lurching. A beautiful dance nonetheless. {swipe to see some fave captures} #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #mompreneur #raisethemwild #gardenersofinstagram #gardenersworld 📸: @kamiarant
Nobody prepares you for what the destination of doing *what you love* and being present with *who you love* is like. I thought “finding my passion” or uncovering my calling was the hard part. No no. It’s managing life in the always wobbly balance of wanting to do many things fully and focused all at once. It’s the biggest treasure of my life, this grappling. But it’s still a tango of dips and marches, some graceful, some stomach lurching. A beautiful dance nonetheless. {swipe to see some fave captures} #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #mompreneur #raisethemwild #gardenersofinstagram #gardenersworld 📸: @kamiarant
Nobody prepares you for what the destination of doing *what you love* and being present with *who you love* is like. I thought “finding my passion” or uncovering my calling was the hard part. No no. It’s managing life in the always wobbly balance of wanting to do many things fully and focused all at once. It’s the biggest treasure of my life, this grappling. But it’s still a tango of dips and marches, some graceful, some stomach lurching. A beautiful dance nonetheless. {swipe to see some fave captures} #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #mompreneur #raisethemwild #gardenersofinstagram #gardenersworld 📸: @kamiarant
Nobody prepares you for what the destination of doing *what you love* and being present with *who you love* is like. I thought “finding my passion” or uncovering my calling was the hard part. No no. It’s managing life in the always wobbly balance of wanting to do many things fully and focused all at once. It’s the biggest treasure of my life, this grappling. But it’s still a tango of dips and marches, some graceful, some stomach lurching. A beautiful dance nonetheless. {swipe to see some fave captures} #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #mompreneur #raisethemwild #gardenersofinstagram #gardenersworld 📸: @kamiarant
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Nobody prepares you for what the destination of doing *what you love* and being present with *who you love* is like.

I thought “finding my passion” or uncovering my calling was the hard part.

No no. It’s managing life in the always wobbly balance of wanting to do many things fully and focused all at once.

It’s the biggest treasure of my life, this grappling. But it’s still a tango of dips and marches, some graceful, some stomach lurching. A beautiful dance nonetheless.

{swipe to see some fave captures}

#motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #mompreneur #raisethemwild #gardenersofinstagram #gardenersworld

📸: @kamiarant

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