Adding Melons, Eggplants, and Peppers Into The Mix Under Fluorescent Lights

It was about time that I start planting some more seeds especially melons, eggplants, and peppers.  These plants need to be started early with their long maturing process.  I like to plant them before the month of April and the end of the month is right around the corner.

All of these seeds were placed into peat pots because most of them have sensitive roots that can be harmed when transplanting them.  Peat pots will not harm the roots because you can put the entire pot into the ground with damaging your plants.

So far I planted eggplant, peppers, crenshaw cantaloupe, crimson sweet watermelon, peach vine, and honeydew seeds into these pots.  To give them a head start I made sure to put them under lights.

It seems most of my seeds planted earlier have already sprouted and are growing well.  My flowers that were under lights for the past couple of weeks are now in the windowsill getting some natural light before putting them outside to harden off the plants.

Above are just some of the flowers that I planted this season.  Some of them include cilantro, cosmos, queen Anne’s lace, and many more.  99% of the seeds planted have sprouted and can’t wait to get them outside and start attracting all the possible beneficial insects and bees as possible.

I recently planted some tomato seeds and a few of them have actually started to sprout which is good news.  Although these are probably just the early seeds that tend to grow first I would say in about a week I should have plenty more starting to sprout and germinate.

Since they are planted under lights it is obvious that they will germinate quicker than plants that are in the windowsill at the moment.  The sun is getting higher and staying out longer, but it is still early in the season.

Other seeds I planted including alyssum, dill, brussel sprouts, broccoli, lettuce, and others are sprouting and will be placed outside for hardening real soon.  The weather is getting a little bit warmer and perfect for these cool weather plants.