What's growing on?

I got all of my seeds started on Wednesday (the 4th) for my vegetables, and some of my flowers; and then got more flower seeds started on Thursday (the 5th) - I am now eagerly awaiting the first sprouts! I know I still have a little while to wait, but the anticpation is part of the fun of gardening! For my vegetables and some of my flowers, I used a "seed starter" kit that I purchased at Walmart. I had great success using it last year but, sadly, didn't think to keep it to get pellet refills for this year, so I had to buy a whole new kit. Lesson learned! It isn't expensive, I would just prefer not to spend money buying a full kit again when I can just buy the pellet refills and restock the tray - it's a little greener that way (less plastic in the landfill), and I would have more money left over for new garden goodies! I kept many of the plastic containers that you buy flower-plugs in, so I used those for my flower seeds. Everything is labeled and sitting in the windows soaking up the beautiful sunlight we have today!

Add water & let the pellets expand

The seed starter kit



Recycled flower containers

Veggies & flowers done!

So you may be wondering: what are you growing? Well, here is the full list, divided into vegetables, herbs and flowers. Note: in brackets is the specific variety of that item.

Vegetables/Fruits/Legumes:

Pumpkins

Beans (Scarlet Runner)

Zucchini

Onion (Sturon)

Tomatoes (Tiny Tim & Big Beef Hybrid)

Cucumber (Spacemaster)

Peppers (Carnival Hybrid mix - a blend of 8 varieties)

Peas (Mr Big & Green Arrow)

Corn (Buttergold)

Beets

Carrots (Red Cored Chantenay)

Radish (Cherry Belle)

Lettuce (Grand Rapids)

Strawberries

Herbs:

Oregano

Sweet Basil

Parsley (Single Hardy Italian)

Rosemary

Mint

Plants:

Marigolds (Canadian Sunset & Bonanza Bolero)

Petunias (Trailing Avalanche Lilac)

Snapdragons

Poppy (Double Shirley)

Asters (Giant Crego)

Zinnia (Tetra Flowered)

Gladiolus

Lillies (Oriental Hybrid)

...and whatever other goodies my mom & Grandma share with me from their gardens!

I am very excited to get everything outside in the ground, but in the meantime I will continue eagerly awaiting my seeds to sprout until the time comes to start hardening them off to get planted! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are, and I hope you are just as eagerly preparing your gardens for the upcoming season!

Happy Easter Weekend!