Here we go again!
I tried not to start everything all at once this time. I started week one’s seeds, then week two’s and finished up yesterday with week three’s. Hopefully I won’t have to harvest all at once this season. But even if we must, freezing and canning are options we didn’t consider before. It seemed something my grandmother would do. Well HELLO! Guess who is turning into her grandmother at 36? Um…me.
Making a mess.
It’s been warm enough the past few nights to leave them on the back porch. Otherwise, I have to pull them all in. The one thing I did notice—I planted some in peat moss and some in a mix of topsoil from last year’s garden and homemade compost. The ones in the peat moss sprouted immediately. The ones in the topsoil/compost mix had a more difficult time. Only half of them sprouted and the ones that did took an extra week to break through the soil.
Hmm…well, you live and learn. Now I’m hearing from Ken Druse’s article below peat moss is unsustainable. I didn’t know this. I’ll have to do a little research….
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- Making a mess.
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- First round.
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- Week two.
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- Week three. Talk about Jack and the Beanstalk! Check out that lima bean!!
Are you prepping for the season? If not yet, have you decided what you’ll plant? And for the non-gardeners out there, if you had a garden, what would be in it? Let’s hear it!
Peat moss articles:
- Ken Druse Talks About The Ills of Peat Moss on Garden Rant (nicolebrait.wordpress.com)
- Gardening Tips: How And When To Use Peat Moss (backyardgardeningtips.com)
- Sperry: Fighting root rot with peat (mysanantonio.com)
Jennifer
Very nice- seeing the cute little plants makes me so excited for spring! I may have to help my sister and nephews start their garden before I leave (last year my mistake was starting way too late)- sad I will have to leave them. But excited for my new adventure. (I am crossing my fingers for a possible position- a school my friend worked for is looking for someone end of April!)
Also, last year I just started the seeds in the ground- may have to try sprouting them first. We always just put them in the ground when we were younger and it worked, but must have started earlier or something? Not sure. Good luck with your garden this year!! Looks like you are up to a great start!!!
Thanks, Beth. My mom always puts them in the ground, but it never works for me. I have to start them as seedlings. They are growing like mad!
Yes, help your sister before you go. What great memories you’ll have to take with you and your niece and nephew can show you the end result via Skype!