Waiting For Spring

It's March, the first month of spring. Snow becomes thinner and disappears. The sun warms up, walking in the park I can bask in the sun.  
Looking forward to spring, I've planted Frillis salad seeds in pots and set them on the kitchen windowsill (above). The salad is growing and I will soon be able to eat its fresh leaves.

In February I prepared the soil for sowing seeds. I use disposable plastic cups every year.  One stand fits 6 cups and I have 10 such stands for vegetable and flower seedlings. 

 after 2 weeks

To make potting soil I mix garden soil with peat and coconut fiber. Coconut briquette contains compressed fiber, which must be placed in warm water before use.  

 

 

 

There is an instruction: 5-6 liters of warm water + 1 coconut briquette = 6-8 liters of coconut fiber. Here is coconut fiber:

 

The soil mix with coconut fiber is recommended for roses, vegetables, for growing seedlings. The soil becomes friable, breathable. You see (below) another stand with 6 disposable plastic cups filled with the soil mixture. The coconut fiber is visible - it is of light brown color.

 

 

after 2 weeks

Here are the first sprouts of flowers and vegetables. I made markers using plastic tea spoons and knives. As you can see, there are 2 or 3 seedlings in one disposable plastic cup. Later, I will plant each in separate pots.

Will you grow your own seedlings or do you prefer to buy them?