My first compost bin and mini indoor greenhouse

I made my first compost bin a couple of weeks ago by drilling holes in the top, bottom and all sides of a tote.

I got my WinterSown.org FREE seeds this week! I am sowing these and about half of my veggie seeds that can be sown indoors. The rest of the seeds can be sown outside after the last frost. Some of the seeds I decided to sow indoors can be sown in or outside but I wanted to be able to use all the pellets in the tray so I sowed them to germinate indoors. The tray of pellets was only $6 at Walmart. The tray comes with directions.

This is what the pellets look like after they have expanded from adding warm water. The ones on the left I first pulled apart the mesh and them stuck my finger in the middle of the peat about 1/2 an inch down and pushed the peat to the outer edges to make a spot for the seeds. It also makes it easier to lightly cover the seeds when you are done.

I made sure to mark left and right sides so I would be able to know what plants are what on my grid that I filled in as I sowed the seeds.

I waited until I put all the seeds in each pellet before I covered them all by pushing the outside edge of the mesh so the seeds wouldn't get pushed down.

Then I gently pushed down the top.

I put the plastic cover on the tray that came with it and put it into my "mini greenhouse". This will keep the cats out and keep my little plants safe once it's time to remove the plastic lid on the tray.

Here is the grid I filled out as I planted each type of seed.