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Lettuce and Flowers Sprouting

Just wanted to write a short post on how my plants are doing and some of the many seeds, flowers, and plants beginning to sprout.  I have been watching my spinach closely along with the weather, because it will soon be time to place them in the ground.

With some of the warm weather we have been getting this month I have been putting my spinach plants outdoors getting them ready to be planted into the ground.  This week has been quite cloudy and they have not been able to take advantage of the sun or lack thereof. (more…)

Several Flowers and a Couple Melons Planted

Today was probably the busiest out of the entire year for gardening.  I planted some more flowers that I needed to get completed and I am planting them a little big sooner than last year.  It is only a week earlier, but every day helps in getting a good head start.

I decided on growing five different flowers today and they are all going on the windowsill instead of fluorescent light.  Most of the flowers I used large plastic pots while only one I decided on planted them in shallow peat pots. (more…)

Two Types of Lettuce Being Planted

Similar to last season I am going to plant two types which include black seeded Simpson and the Ruby glow hybrid.  Both of these plants I had last season, but I was not too impressed on how these plants grew and I want grow them again.

I also had some problems with groundhogs which ended up eating most of the Ruby glow lettuce.  This definitely decreased the yield that I could have received if I didn’t have to deal with these pests.  That is why I am going to try it again this season. (more…)

Spinach Sprouting and Dill Planted in Large Containers

Not long after planting my alyssum this week I noticed that my spinach seeds were beginning to sprout.  I didn’t think they would sprout within a week of planting them, but I am not complaining.  This is much better than having them not sprout at all.

The earlier they begin to grow the faster that they can get to a good size before planting them outside.  Since they sprouted sooner this means that they will be planted in the ground much sooner or at least until I can work the soil. (more…)

Alyssum Seeds are Next for Planting Indoors

Now that March has arrived it is the best time to start growing the majority of plants that I need indoors.  Right now I do have spinach planted and although they have not sprouted yet, I am sure that they will soon protrude through the soil in a week or so.

I always like to get my flower seeds planted right away because they need a good head start so when it is time to place them in the ground they will be flowering or close to flowering.  This way they will flower for the rest of the season without having to worry about them. (more…)

Last of the Spinach Transplanted to Garden

I recently had planted nine of the strongest spinach plants into the garden last week and I had 11 that I wanted to place by the end of this week at the latest.  Yesterday I completed putting the rest into the garden and only took about a couple of hours.

I probably could have waited a little bit longer for the plants to grow more roots in order to make it easier to take them out of the containers.  Most of them seemed to come out pretty easily. (more…)

More Cucumbers and Flowers Planted

I had planted cucumbers about a couple of weeks ago into small black pots that would be perfect for them.  Unfortunately I only was able to plant three pots of them.  Today I decided to use the spare fluorescent light used for the spinach and plant some more cucumbers.

The spinach plants have been hardening outside for the past few weeks and they will not need any more fluorescent light and can now rely on the sun.  This extra one was used to plant cucumbers and more flowers. (more…)

Onions Planted on April 2 This Season

The first of April is usually when I begin planning on putting onions into the garden.  In fact I love placing them in totes which is how I grow onions from year to year with good success.

With cooler but warm enough weather for onions to survive right now was a perfect time to get them into totes.  I even planted some in the ground as well since I had plenty of onion bulbs left.

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Sprouting Seeds and More Planted

This week has been quite interesting with all the sprouting of many of my seeds that were grown this past month.  I am finally seeing spinach beginning to grow and it only took the entire month of March to do so.  It would be better if they started sprouting a week or two ago, but it is better late than never.

Most of my flowers have began sprouting including sunflowers, calendula, Queen Anne’s lace, amaranthus, cosmos, dill, alyssum, and much more.  Both lettuce types have began sprouting as well. (more…)

Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplant Placed in Small Pots

Just wanted to let you know that I decided on planting tomatoes a little bit earlier than last season.  This year I want to make sure that I get plenty of Roma tomatoes that I can then use to make sauces that I can then store for the Winter.

I thought last years tomatoes were real good and instead of getting all new tomatoes I just purchased the same hybrid seeds I got last season.  This includes the Roma super sauce and Steakhouse varieties.  If it isn’t broken then don’t fix it is what I say. (more…)