These little guys have popped up among a few of the seeds I’ve started in anticipation of warmer days…
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| Yellow Taxi Tomatoes |
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| Green Bell Peppers |
Since I’ve gotten such an early start, right now I’m just putting a few seeds in pods every week or so (kind of as an experiment). These guys will get thinned as soon as their first true leaves pop and I can tell who’s going to be the strongest.
There sure is a lot of hope in those little leaves 🙂 What’s sprouting in your neck of the woods?
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I’m hesitant to start veggies right now since our greenhouse isn’t completed. We don’t have grow lights or a lot of surface space to accommodate flats. I did start 100 tea sees which are just starting to pop out of their shells, 16 Paw Paw tree seeds, 10 hardy orange seeds, and lots of lavender. I’m not sure what will happen with the lavender, but I’m excited to see the other things. The only reason I started these particular seeds was because when we ordered the flats and seed cells we also ordered two plastic domes. We’re hoping to get the greenhouse finished this weekend, and then I’ll go nuts starting seeds. 🙂
Angela, I’m not sure I’ve said this before (though I’ve thought it a million times)…I am SUPER jealous of your greenhouse!!! I’m behind on my blogs, so it might already be complete, but I cannot wait to see all the magic that you will create/grow in your new (extremely wonderful) space!
I love the anticipation of tomato seeds – i’m sowing winter crops at the moment, cabbage just isn’t an exciting vegetable no matter how enjoyable it can be too eat.
Oh, but see, I’ve never grown cabbage, so that DOES sound exciting to me! It’s on my list for next fall 🙂 Do you have a variety you recommend?
I too have pepper and tomato plants sprouting! I’m just to the point of thinning them out. I really hate thinning…..it always feels bad….
Nice to find your blog!
Great minds think alike! Thanks for popping over! I’m enjoying looking back on your postings 🙂
our mung beans and alfalfa LOL also chilli ninja’s chillies and our leeks are doing well, cara knocked down our 2 trays of salad leaves….
Anyway I nominated you for a versatile blogger award 🙂
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Astra, Thank you so much for the Versatile Blogger Award! You are very sweet!
I’m sorry to hear about your salad trays! I hope you will plant them again! Oh…and I must pop over to Chilli Ninja’s and check out all the hotness 😉
I’m behind, no veggies started yet, but I did make the actual seed order so that was a start in the right direction. This will be the first year I try to grow tomatoes from seed. I’m quite nervous! Cheers, Jenni
Jenni – How exciting about starting you tomatoes from seeds this year! Last year was our first and though it wasn’t without a few bumps a long the way it was more than worth the effort!!! I look forward to seeing how yours work out!!!
Hey Bee Girl, you just reminded me that I need to plant some seeds – I have so many, with strong, healthy, bountiful specimens pictured on the front…it will be interesting to see if what emerges bears any resemblance. Green onions and garlic have sprouted in the herb bed, along with some self-seeded large basil. On the trees, the first mini mangos, limes and guavas have started to appear. I will post an update on those soon. In the meantime happy seed watching!
Oh your trees! I’m so jealous of your mangos, limes and guavas! Amazing! I look forward to seeing all your updates on whether or not your seeds produce veggies as beautiful as those pictured…though I don’t really doubt that they will 😉
Nothing sprouting here yet except some old potatoes 😉 Must. Be. Patient. I can’t start anything for at least another month, or I’ll be continually transferring plants to bigger and bigger pots until they can finally go outside at the end of May! Your sprouts are lovely, though. Thinning is always hard for me! Necessary, I know, but hard to yank the “weaker” ones.
-Jaime
Jaime – I admire your patience. I’m playing with the tomatoes this year to try to extend our season a bit…though I’m not really looking forward to all the up-potting I’ll have to do, I’m hoping it’ll be worth it…which it will IF we get some early tomatoes!