I enjoyed gardening so much last summer that I got an early start this year. In February, I bought supplies to start seeds so that I could plant seedlings as soon as the last frost passed. Some of my seedlings were doing well, so I put them outside for hours at a time to toughen them up before planting them. They didn't like outside so much, and all wilted. I think I tried exposing them too soon. So I started more seeds, and I finally have some tomato plants that got big enough to be transplanted to bigger pots. I've put them outside one time, and most of them are still OK. I'll keep trying it occasionally until they get bigger and I'm sure they'll be OK in the ground. I'll start a little earlier next year and be more patient. I want produce early next year.
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| Spinach, carrots and green peas in late April |
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| Spinach, carrots, peas and lettuce yesterday |
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| I made peas in the garden! |
I started planting in my front yard garden in March and have already enjoyed arugula, lettuce, spinach, peas, and cilantro. I made some salsa with the cilantro. I'm so excited about growing things in my yard that I plan to dig up a plot on the other side of our front porch. Matt is in favor of having less lawn to mow.
I've also started planting in the community garden out at the farm. Corn, green beans, and purple hull peas are already making good progress. And we've got several other things planted out there and room for a little more.
And I've got a bit of container gardening going. I've got about 15 little pots of herbs started. And some of the tomatoes I've got started as seedlings will go in one of those upside-down hanging tomato planters. I'm looking forward to fresh produce this summer. But I love planting things just to watch them grow.
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