Garden bed 1 has grown in enough that it was safe to remove the kitty covers; 24 hours later, no plants have been torn up and no presents left behind. Yay! (plenty of digging happening in the whiskey barrels though. Grr!)
View of the same bed from the front side.
Close up of cabbage, tiny carrot sprouts and lettuces. For once I've actually been impressed with the carrot germination, usually they don't turn out this well.
Above: peas popping up through the dirt. It seemed like I was running late on everything this year until I checked last year's notes and found that my first peas last year popped up the second week of April too. One more reason to keep good notes on your garden!
A muffin box from the bakery worked out great for starting seeds. The clamshell top was used as a cover until the sprouts popped up and then cut off and placed underneath as a tray. The plants in this are 4 Delicata squash, 2 Butternut Squash, and 2 Buttercup squash. I hate squash, but my mom really likes them, especially Delicata, so I will be growing them in the blackberry patch to supply her with all she could ever want. (My mom is diabetic and lives in a tiny apartment on a very limited budget, I love being able to help her out by growing tons of extra veggies that she can eat throughout the year.)
Artichokes, basil, dill, and cilantro patiently waiting for me to find places to plant them. I was warned that artichokes tended to be poor germinators, so overplanted in case they didn't do well... but they ALL sprouted and now I'm not sure what to do with them. Maybe the extras can go out back with the squashes?
Brassicas, onions, and a couple very healthy lettuces for bed number 2. Now that the kitty covers are no longer needed elsewhere I should be able to get these planted this weekend. (Unless it's pouring rain!)
Very first tomato starts (Beaverlodge Plum). They are looking super healthy and I am just hoping they stay that way. I have had to start most of my own hot weather seeds after all, since my brother is in California and isn't sure he'll be home in time. These are the first hot weather seeds that have sprouted so far. Right now a heating pad is under the flat of seeds in hopes that they'll sprout well with the extra heat. That room tends to wobble between 63 and 75 degrees, so the heating pad is really just for insurance, especially for the eggplants which love the heat. I kind of wish I had gotten a seedling heat mat, but I think my husband is cranky enough about the money I spent on the grow lights already :).
Hopefully my weekend will be busy and sunny and lots of work!
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Your seedlings look great. I had to buy my eggplants this year since I spent my budget on the lights. My husband kept giving me "the look" everytime I brought a light home. I stopped at three. I will buy the fourth one next year when he is deployed! ;)
ReplyDeletelol, I know that "look" well. I got an extended look right after we built the grow room. My husband has become more tolerant of my garden spending over time though, as he's seen just how much produce it turns into. Thanks for stopping in!
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