It is January in New England. This spring I want to grow some trees from seeds, since it shard to find the exact species I want in stock anywhere.
Simple enough, but theres another problem which is, Massachusetts is infested with rabbits, and they eat and destroy EVERYTHING you plant. I'm hoping to plant at least 9 trees in various spots around my yard. So ideally I want to grow the trees in pots until they are large enough that the rabbits won't or can't kill them.
And the sooner you start growing, the sooner they'll be big enough to plant.
Which brings us to now. All the seeds I need are in the mail and they will be here soon. I have one window in my house that is perfectly south-facing and will get tons of sun. So I think I want to plant 10 seeds in 10 little pots and put them in the window very soon, and give these little trees a nice head start on life.
Here is the problem though. This house is under construction and nobody currently lives there. I'm by often but not every day, and sometimes I'm busy with other things and it might be a bunch of days.
So I guess my primary question is, is there a way to set up some sort of automatic watering system where I can fill a reservoir and keep my little seedlings perfectly watered as they grow for the next few months?
Beyond that, I guess any other tips or things I should know? I've never grown indoor plants before. Hopefully as soon as its time to start mowing the lawn, I can transplant what I have to larger pots and put them outside, off the ground so rabbits can't eat them. And in the summer its easier for me to make sure I get here every other day or so to water them.
Also I suspect some might think I'm asking about growing "funny" stuff, but I am not. Even though that is legal to grow in my state, I'm actually hoping to grow a few of each of these kind of tress:
Japanese Maple
Shantaug Maple
London Plane
I guess I'll have to build some kind of shelf to put by the window, but that shouldn't be too hard. Actually I have some plastic shelves I can put there. So I guess the issue is just watering. I'm probably going to start with potting soil in quart-sized containers and then switch to some much bigger containers with real dirt in the spring.
Simple enough, but theres another problem which is, Massachusetts is infested with rabbits, and they eat and destroy EVERYTHING you plant. I'm hoping to plant at least 9 trees in various spots around my yard. So ideally I want to grow the trees in pots until they are large enough that the rabbits won't or can't kill them.
And the sooner you start growing, the sooner they'll be big enough to plant.
Which brings us to now. All the seeds I need are in the mail and they will be here soon. I have one window in my house that is perfectly south-facing and will get tons of sun. So I think I want to plant 10 seeds in 10 little pots and put them in the window very soon, and give these little trees a nice head start on life.
Here is the problem though. This house is under construction and nobody currently lives there. I'm by often but not every day, and sometimes I'm busy with other things and it might be a bunch of days.
So I guess my primary question is, is there a way to set up some sort of automatic watering system where I can fill a reservoir and keep my little seedlings perfectly watered as they grow for the next few months?
Beyond that, I guess any other tips or things I should know? I've never grown indoor plants before. Hopefully as soon as its time to start mowing the lawn, I can transplant what I have to larger pots and put them outside, off the ground so rabbits can't eat them. And in the summer its easier for me to make sure I get here every other day or so to water them.
Also I suspect some might think I'm asking about growing "funny" stuff, but I am not. Even though that is legal to grow in my state, I'm actually hoping to grow a few of each of these kind of tress:
Japanese Maple
Shantaug Maple
London Plane
I guess I'll have to build some kind of shelf to put by the window, but that shouldn't be too hard. Actually I have some plastic shelves I can put there. So I guess the issue is just watering. I'm probably going to start with potting soil in quart-sized containers and then switch to some much bigger containers with real dirt in the spring.
