Showing posts with label lettuce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lettuce. Show all posts

Friday, April 15, 2011

Porch Seedlings

What's left of my cool season vegetables (plus the Oregon Spring seedlings) are currently living on my enclosed porch. It's south-facing and gets sun all day. I've been cracking the windows during the day to start exposing them to a little wind and started leaving them open during the night a couple of days ago. So far, all seems to be going well!



I sowed this window box very thickly with spring greens as the seeds were 10 years old, but they seem to still be quite viable!



This is the box post-thinning with lots more space for the largest seedlings to grow.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Seeding and Seedlings

Welcome, and thanks for following my blog DeanO and Cassandra!

Well, I finally got around to seeding my spring veggies. (Most of them anyways...) I planted 12 cells of Little Gem Lettuce, 12 cells of Fordhook Swiss Chard, 6 cells of Organic Broccoli Decccio and 6 cells of Broccoli Waltham 29. I still need to start my cauliflower and spinach and get going on the summer veggies. I have to pick up a few more seed starting trays from my mothers house this weekend and then everything will be set!




My Walla Walla onions seedlings are doing well! I separated them out of the little bunches that popped up here and there. The only frustrating thing is waiting for my Red Burgandy onions to start coming up... Especially since they got sent late as a replacement for my backordered Southport Red Globe onions. We'll see how they do with the shortened season.
Before separation, this is the seedlings.


Now they have room to grow and even got a haircut!


My Orange Sun bell pepper plant from last year is showing new life.


And I know spring is on its way when my chives start coming back... Can't wait for warmer weather!