Things are looking pretty good down in Subterrainia. The toilet paper roll seed starter pots are doing their job and I've got more seedlings every day. I'm using those clear plastic boxes that salad greens come in as little greenhouses to keep the moisture levels up until the seeds sprout. I just wish they had domed lids so I could keep them in there a little longer!
So far I have Brandywine and Super Sweet 100 tomatoes and some arugula, which is planted directly in one of those containers. It's at perfect micro-green size. I also have some bell-type peppers and some Anaheim peppers planted but not yet sprouted. I've got a few other things still to plant.
The rule around here is not to plant outside until after Easter. I've got to get my beds ready and by then, the seedlings should be big enough to move outdoors. Under the lights the soil dries out pretty quickly so I have to mist everything daily. It's fun to go down there and putter around with my tiny garden. I over winter all my outdoor container plants down there too. Once they come out I'll have a lot more room. Because it gets so hot here in the summer I'm going to keep some things, like the lettuces and broccoli growing down there throughout the season. We'll see how it goes!
The worms are doing their part too, busily composting all of my scraps, which will help all my new little seedlings grow and produce.
Are you busy getting ready for Spring?
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Hi,
Yep I'm getting ready for spring too. I have planted rose seeds, cosmos and paperwhites. I also have watermelon and cucumber seeds planted can't wait for the seedlings to appear!
My sister gave me a creole tomato plant and bell pepper plants to start in my yard and next weekend we are going to get some herbs and strawberries and who knows what else! LOL This is my first garden.
You grow Broccoli and Califlower, I was wondering if you could write about how they grow. I would love to do those too!
Happy Gardening!
Sandra
Wow! It looks like a mini-nursery! How wonderful to be able to grow tomatoes with a taste. :-)
Spring is here in this part of the country. Baby tomatoes are growing in several pots (they may fry, though, before they can set fruit). A couple of lettuce plants volunteered in another pot. The parsley is already bolting to seed. A basil plant that survived the winter looks pretty good, though maybe a bit superannuated; baby basils should sprout from seed in the next few days. The carrots and beets are almost ready to harvest. The chard has been wonderful all winter and now seems to grow back overnight after a "haircut."
And everything in sight is in bloom!
@Sandra - your garden sounds like it will be beautiful! I've never heard of anyone growing roses from seed! Good luck! I'll be happy to write about the broccoli as I go along.
@Funny - hard to imagine it's already too late for some of what yo plant! I always think our planting season starts early but your's probably never stops!
I'm so envious...we can't plant until at least the first week in May so we've got a few more weeks before we can start the seeds. Your plants looks scrumtious and happy!
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