There are many tasks I should be completing in the garden right now as winter winds down and spring sprouts it sunbeams. I am behind, and may not get to the pruning that should have already been done. I am more interested in my knitting, sewing, and charity work right now. It keeps the funk of a dragging economy and lingering personal unemployment at bay most days.
However, I have planted my seeds, and some are already sprouting.
The mustard, arugula, barcarole lettuce, and coriander I mentioned in my Signs of spring post on Feb. 9 have sprouted in their outdoor containers.
Indoor seeds started on 2/17:
12 starts: Mammoth Spineless Okra - non-hybrid, organic from Seeds of Change (seeds must be soaked overnight to allow quick and easy germination)
12 starts: Moon & Stars watermelon - from seeds saved from my own plants last year. The original seeds were heirloom & organic.
The okra have all sprouted!
Started on 2/20 in an outdoor pot: Genovese Basil - non-hybrid, organic from Seeds of Change
Seeds started on 2/21: (the following are all from Botanical Interests seeds.)
Baby Round Zucchini -heirloom
Black Beauty Zucchini - heirloom & organic
California Wonder Orange sweet pepper - heirloom & organic
Early Prolific Straightneck [yellow] squash - heirloom & organic
Sugar Pie pumpkin - heirloom
Speckled Roman tomato - heirloom & organic
Beefsteak tomato - heirloom & organic
Dill - heirloom & organic
Echinacea, purple coneflower - heirloom & organic
Spearmint- heirloom
Chamomile - heirloom
Muskmelon cantaloupe - from seeds saved from my own plants last year. The original seeds were heirloom & organic from Botanical Interests.
The following from Seeds of Change seeds:
Chadwick Cherry tomato - non-hybrid, organic
Brandywine tomato - heirloom & organic
Visit About.com's Gardening Question of the Week from Jan. 12 to read about which heirloom vegetable varieties you might want to grow.
Have you already started your seedlings?
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