Herbs from seeds

[qpmomma]

I am very new to gardening!

My 4 year old wanted to plant something this weekend so I went out and bought some seeds. I read that you can start seeds using an egg carton. I put potting soil in the little compartments of the egg carton. We did lavender, chives, and parsley. Honestly, I have no idea what will happen. We have it by the window sill. Am I setting myself up here? I feel like a fish out of water when it comes to growing plants.

 

[Chuck]

Yep, you are setting yourself up. What is going to happen to all of the water that you have to have to grow a plant. You have no drainage. As soon as the seeds sprout and get an inch or two tall get a spoon and transfer the little plant and the dirt into something like 1/2 of a clear plastic coke bottle filled with soil and poke a bunch of holes in the bottom of it. Then when you see a whole bunch of roots winding around the bottle transfer into a real pot filled with good potting soil and before you know it you will be cooking with real spices

 

[qpmomma]

I have them in the egg carton as a temporary start. Thank you for your help. There's a lot I need to learn and want to learn.