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["Lisa K. V. Perry" <lkvp AT floydva.net>]

In two weeks or I'll begin planting tomato and pepper seeds and an 
assortment of perennials.   I use small individual plastic pots, or peat 
pots, sometimes trays of them (can't recall how blocks in a tray).  I 
don't yet have flourescent grow lights, but in a corner of our new small 
basement, my hubby has promised to make my plant "workshop".  In the 
past I've had various pots or flats stacked on boards that balanced 
precariously on chairs in our south facing sunroom area, or on the 
sunroom floor with various protective methods to guard against the 
cats.  It's very unscientific and has worked with uneven results--some 
years better than others.  Last year I moved the plants after I'd 
transplanted them and was one week away from planting in the garden when 
the cat discovered them and ate every last one  I was quite grumpy when 
I discovered my chewed off plant stems, but I learned yet another 
lesson--use hardware cloth in a hoop-shape over the tray.  

I'm not banking on the plant workshop being finished this year.  If it 
does great, if not, I'll make do another year.  What is   your method 
for starting seeds?  If you have the perfect greenhouse set-up, please 
don't tell me.

Lisa
in sw VA who is thrilled that today is the last day of January!  Whoo-hoo!