Seedlings

When it feels like spring outside, it makes me wonder if I should plant things, but G says there will definitely be more cold weather so I shouldn't risk it. I know he's right. As of Monday, we are 8 weeks before the last predicted frost. Time to start some plants! That's safe to do at least. 

I organized all my seeds according to whether they're direct sow or indoor starters. They were further divided by how far in advance to start. 

My notes on the front of the seed packets made it much easier to quickly sort them. 

To keep them all straight and so I don't miss a starting window, I made notes in my gardening planner- and old weekly planner/calendar leftover from the garden center I'm repurposing. 😅

Not too many in the 10-11 category - a few flowers, rosemary, shallots, and celery. Most are in the 4-6 category. 

All the peppers are in the 8-10 week planting window. I think I started eight varieties, mostly bell peppers (some from old seeds I'm not sure will sprout), one banana pepper, and two spicy. 

We eat a lot of spinach and I'm experimenting with using the containers as mini greenhouses. So far it's worked quite well to keep the soil hydrated. 

Everything got labeled with painters tape not only to keep everything straight, but so when they're bigger I can transport the label. 

This is the most organized I've ever been in starting seeds! I'll do some more starts probably closer to the 6 or 7 week mark so they don't have to live so long indoors. Once they germinate, I need to get a good light system set up or my organization will be for nothing...