Second Day of Planting Seeds Outside

Now that I have started part of my heirloom corn and a few bush beans it is now time to start growing other seeds.  This year I was going to start with celery as a new plant to see how it does.

I also planted carrots as well since they are one of the more traditional plants that I must have every year.  I use the carrots from the garden every thanksgiving and it would be disappointing if I didn’t grow them.

Next to the corn and on the same row as the bush beans I have planted my pole beans.  After setting up my posts I like to plant them right away.  It is much easier to set everything up first and then planting the beans.  This way I won’t worry about walking over where I have planted.

On each side of the posts I have planted pole beans which is something I haven’t done before because I am not sure if the poles will be able to hold their weight.  This year I guess I will find out if these posts are strong enough.  I planted about 80 seeds in total which should bring at least this amount of plants.

Both carrots and celery have very small seeds and are a little bit more difficult to plant.  Instead of planting one or two seeds at a time as you would do with larger seeds you will have to sprinkle these seeds throughout the row.

Carrot Seeds

Celery Seeds

As you can see they are extremely small and that is why I put many seeds throughout the row.  I do not count the amount that I put because that would take too much time.  The problem with doing this is that I will have to make certain that I thin out the plants in order to get better quality vegetation.  This method has worked for as long as I have been gardening.

The two rows on the left side are where the carrots and celery have been placed this year.  The right is where my pole beans are as you can easily see their posts which they will use for support.

A net was also set up as well to prevent the birds from eating the seeds.  This can be a nuisance but I have found that by putting up a net for a couple of weeks is definitely worth the time and effort.  Once the seeds start sprouting I will then take it off for the rest of the season.