Merry meet all,

Hello my darklings! I can’t wait for spring. Spring is around the corner. I’m dreaming up what I want to grow this summer. The spring equinox occurs next month, around the 20th or the 21st. The long, dark days of winter will surrender to the fierce fresh energy of spring. The winds blow harder, but that is what ushers in the change of the seasons. Bring it on. 

Now would be a good time to start your seeds. I suspect my herb seeds are getting old. I want to get herb transplants from a garden center. I don’t have the room to install a grow light. I think it’s more expensive to buy herb transplants, but the people who sell you the herb transplants have done the hard work for you of starting herbs from seeds. I sprinkled in some herb seeds in a pot, but they did not grow. That’s how I know my seeds are old. I may just put all the seeds into a seed bomb and toss it out into the compost. Then buy fresh seeds or grab herb transplants. 

If you are eager to grow herbs from seeds, now is a good time to start. There are a few ways you can start herbs from seed. A good way to test the vitality of seeds is to spread seeds onto a damp paper towel, put the damp paper towel into a labeled ziplock  bag and set it somewhere warm. Wait a few weeks and make sure the paper towel doesn’t dry out. Or just put the seeds in a pot under a grow light and wait. Either way, a few seeds should sprout. They are the strongest seeds. You can be confident they will grow into a healthy herb. That is what you want. Save the strong seedlings and snip out the weak ones. 

Keep your seedlings in full sun at a south facing window or under a grow light. Make sure the soil is moist, not sopping wet. Plants like moist soil. Do not let the soil get that fungus or powdery mildew. Take care of them. This is the most important phase for the seedlings. They have to grow strong and healthy. Keep an eye on them. 

When they have grown to at least five to six inches, and have leafed out, you could transplant them into bigger pots. However, be careful because most plants do not like their roots to be disturbed. If you do transplant, be very gentle. If you want to give them an extra boost of magical energy, you could hang a clear quartz or moss agate crystal above the plants, or put the crystals into the soil. Be sure not to crowd the plant or hurt the roots. Keep the crystal a few inches from the plants. 

If you wish to fertilize your herb seedlings, do research first on when and how much. Do not add too much fertilizer when they are in their early phases of growing. If you boil eggs, save the water you use to boil the eggs in and add that to your plants. Fill a jug with water. Wait until the full moon phase and leave the jug where it can absorb the full moon energy. Next morning, add that to your plants. Leave the jug in the sun to grab some magical solar energy. Save your rain water. Leave a clear quartz crystal in the jug. Just make sure you do not lose the crystal! 

Here is another magical boost for your plants tip! Stand next to your beautiful magical herb plant pots. Hold your hands around the pot/s, soften your gaze and concentrate. Send them positive energy and welcome the seedlings to your plant family. Breath on them – our breath is sacred! Imagine a white shower of your magical energy is radiating to the plants from your hands to the plants. Yes, the plants do sense this. They will grow better! 

Before you know it, spring will arrive and you will be transplanting them outdoors! Be sure all chances of frost are passed first. 

I want to grow herbs on my boyfriend’s deck. He doesn’t mind. The plants do get sun, but I plan to grow herbs that would grow in shade. I want to grow chamomile in my mother’s garden. Her garden is a full sun garden. I want to grow herbs in pots, but the pots can’t take up all the room on the deck. The herbs I want to grow in pots on the deck are: apple mint, (love it), basil, purple basil, sage (maybe clary sage!), chives, parsley and nasturtiums. I want to grow the following herbs to attract bees to my flowers and herbs for pollination: lavender, lemon balm, Johnny-jump-ups, pansies and calendula. Those flowers and herbs are sure to attract bees and other eager little pollinators. I may add gemstones such as clear quartz and moss agate, maybe a fairy statue or other knick-knacks. I cannot wait! 

I hope that this post inspires you to start your herb seedlings! The next turn in the Wheel of the Year is Ostara! I am as excited as you for spring to return. Blessings

Spiderwitch