Burpee seeds are on their way…
I FINALLY placed our order today for a huge collection of Burpee seeds. Athough this will be our first experience with them, I’ve heard fantastic things and found so many things in their catalog that I wanted to try out. It’s mostly tomato and chili plants but also okra and a few other heirloom varieties. We’re trying to avoid the hybrids this year because most of the ones we tried last year just ended up having no flavor…and since this is an old farm and we’re attempting to go more organic, we thought it would just be appropriate. Unfortunately they don’t seem to allow shipping to Germany (or anywhere outside the US) on their website so I will have to ship them twice…but all I care at this point is that they get her quickly so I can start planting. We’re very close to the deadline of starting seedlings so it’s time to step up.
Another reason we’re ordering seeds from the US is because seeds here in Germany are massively more expensive…and “special” plants like okra and chilies can’t be found or cost two euros or more for 6 seeds (as was the case for our Jalepeno seeds!)
When the seeds do finally arrive, I’m thinking of going with a more labor intensive (but probably cheaper) approach for sprouting them and will make my own newspaper pots. There are little gizmos available to simplify this and a few guides online to making them with tape, staples and so on…but I would prefer to just have them with nothing so I can drop them into the ground or in containers later and let them grow on!
I’ve made my own origami-style tutorial on making these pots with step-by-step instructions, photos and even a little video.
Tiffany is an American who has been living in Germany with her husband since 2001. The two are self-proclaimed "Self-Reliant Yuppies" who are in their early-30's and bought an 1830's farmhouse several years ago, which they have been turning into a more sustainable and green dream house. Two cats, a Newfie and their 2 year old daughter enjoy the adventure with them. Tiffany enjoys cooking, rock climbing, lux-camping trying to turn her black thumbs green and taking road trips. Visit the 
I love your site! You’ve got some great links and information. I was curious… did you use a plan for your greenhouse? If so, where did you get it? It is beautiful, you guys did a great job. You can send your response to jsthiel@photosavvy.com Thanks!
Hi!
Thanks for the kind words!!
We did you a plan for the greenhouse…you can find it online here at Buildeazy.com
Our experiences about building the greenhouse are here:
About the plans
Building a concrete foundation
Part 1 – Building a greenhouse
Part 2 – Building a greenhouse
Finishing it up
Good luck with your building plans!
Tiffany