Been Awhile

It has been a crazy spring. Between work, house and the seedlings I haven't been able to get to the blog. They say starting your garden by seed can be addicting, I BELIEVE IT! to date I have started about 1200 seeds in my living room & dining room. I swear they all survived. I had to go out and buy another rack and more shop lights. Now they have all are growing tall I have branched out to 2 tables under the windows. The humidity in the house runs about 55-65% most times. One good thing is the house always smells fresh and our skin is not dry. it's like a tropical paradise in there. The kids actually had to eat on TV trays the other day because I was using the dinning room table to try and water all the plants. Watering them in itself is a big project. Watering can take up to 3 hrs if I do them all at once. I try to water a few each day as they dry out but they sometimes get ahead of me. Here are a few pictures of them hanging about the house.

Soon enough it will be time to harden my babies to the cruel harsh world of the garden. i have made their beds already for them. I have tilled them up to make it nice and fluffy for them and then layed out about 3 inches of some very nice compost I got from the Frugal Farmer in Buxton. I can't seem to get my composter cooking yet. I love the smell of compost, I know why the dog likes to roll in it. Tammy always tells everyone that my favorite aphrodisiac is Au d' compost. I think she is going to try and bottle it.


So now it is a waiting game for Mother nature to get things warmed up enough for me to start planting. Next week I will get the drip hoses set in the garden, the square foot spaces stringed off and the trellis set up. Then hopefully I can at least get the cool weather plants in, like the peas, beans, lettuce, beets etc. Well that is it for this blog tonight. I will leave you with a couple pictures of some of the spring flowers that have bloomed. Also, my cat midnight who is keeping the containers warm for me.

getting ahead of myself

Well as usual I have planted way to many seedlings and have run out of room. Tam has a bet going that I will need to buy another rack. The seedlings are coming up great. I think I planted the Sweet Peas way to early because they are already growing little tendrils and about 3 sets of leaves. I've pinched them off once may need to do it again. I have potted up the sweet peas and the 4 o'clocks. On 3/7 I started most of my veggies & herbs. I know it is early this year but I think I will be able to get things in the ground a little early plus I'm on vacation for about 10 days and wont be around. Our niece is staying at the house, she is going to watch over things and water the seedlings. She hasn't seen it yet she may regret saying yes. I told Tam that next year we can't go on vacation during prime seed starting time. She just rolls her eyes and walks away. I have started the following now. Only have a little more to do. Trying to plant small amounts of each in successive plantings

BRUSSEL SPROUTS	CUKE- STRAIGHT 8
CUKE-BUSH CHAMPION	SUPER SWEET TOM
EARLY GIRL TOM	Italian beefsteak- Tom
Rio Grande- Tom	San Marzano- Tom
Pepper early crisp hybrid	pepper- Marconi Red
Sweet banana pepper	Candy Onions
BROCCOLI - calabrese	Iceberg Lettuce (head)
Buttercrunch Lettuce (head)	Long Purple eggplant
basil-sweet	Basil-lettuce leaf
basil- dark opal	Basil Plenty
chives-common	cilantro-Jantar
oregeno-greek	rosemary
sage	Thyme
tarragon	parsley-plain
Marjaoram	first ladies snapdragons
Dwarf Magic Carpet Snapdragon	Iceland Poppy
Brocade MARIGOLDS	Cracker Jack mix marigolds
Tutti Frutti Mix LUPINE	geraniums - colorama
Geraniums - mixed	Chinese Latern
cactus mix zinnia	california Giants- zinnia
Marvel of Peru Four O'clocks	Celosia-forest fire
swiss Giants Pansy	Purple Coneflower Echinacea
Dwarf Special Impatiens	Coleus rainbow
Early Charm Aster	Beauty Mix Phlox
Royal Family-sweet Pea	Orange Butterfly Flower
Blue Bedder salvia	St. John's Fire Salvia
Pacific beauty Calendula	Purple Majesty Millet
Florist Mix- Verbena