New Tomato Seedlings

Powers Heirloom, Rose, Nebraska Wedding (since we are in Nebraska), Taxi, and Goldie Husk Cherry


So all together, including the plants that were started at the beginning of March, we have a red cherry tomato, a small husk yellow tomato which is supposed to be sweet and citrus-like, a yellow roma, a red roma, an early yellow medium sized tomato, a large orange tomato, and 2 large red slicing tomatoes, WE ARE NUTS!

Seedling Update: Nicotiana Sensation Blend

These seedlings are fuzzy and they are part of the nightshade family, and they keep away potato beetles.

Seedling Update: Lobelia

Lobelia on March 7th and Lobelia, today, April 9th



We just planted lemon drop marigolds along the bottom of the second photo four days ago.

Seedling Updates: Morning Glory Vine, Peppers, Tomatoes

Grandpa Ott's Morning Glory Vine

We soaked the seeds overnight in a glass of water and the germination rate was 100% and they are doing great!











These Tomatoes and peppers were planted at the beginning of March. The Tomatoes are huge, we have 16 plants. The Peppers are doing well we have about 40 plants of so.

Tomato Seedling Care

The Tomato Guru

Germination of new planting in 60 hours or less

We planted a new 72 cell of seeds on the 23rd and we checked them yesterday afternoon to discover most of the Cosmos, some of Grandpa Ott's Morning Glory Vine, English Daisy, Morning Glory Bush, and White Button Daisy had all germinated.

Adventures with Rockwool part 2

We checked the root situation of the pepper and tomato seedlings yesterday and look what we found! We moved them from the cells to larger coir pots. The rockwool cubes made checking the roots easy and moving them to a larger container was a snap.

Seeds sown 3.23.09

Cosmos Bright Lights Blend
Impatiens
Onion- Flat of Italy
Onion- Ringmaster
Sunberry
Grandpa Ott's Morning Glory Vine
Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate
White Button Daisies
English Daisies
Globe Aramanth Strawberry Fields
Calendula Triangle Flashback
Morning Glory Bush Ensign Blend
Bunny Tail Grass
S.G. Basil
Nicotiana Sensation Blend

Progress of 3.7.09 planting

Pepper and Tomato Seedlings

Our New Plant Stand

So the DIY PVC plant stand idea didn't happen. Instead we opted for this shelving unit, which provides us with the option to expand later on with more lights, adjustable shelves, and lots of space! We decided to save time and money by biting the bullet and purchasing this stand for around $72. It will be more than worth it in the long run when our garden is producing beautiful flowers and tasty treats.

DIY light stand for starting seeds

We went through the trouble of driving to the store and purchasing a shelving unit which was MADE IN CHINA and defective, so now we must return it and we have decided to make our own light stand.

We found these plans and we are going to make two of these this weekend. We hope the materials are not too pricey. We have never purchased PVC before, so this will be an adventure. We will give you the total cost of the materials when we return from the store.

Before Last Frost Flower Planting List

Poppies, Verbena, and Hollyhocks, OH MY!

Green and Blue

Blue for water

Green for organic fertilizer

Another Tray on its Way

Look at the difference from one week ago! So many things have germinated.

Bunny Tail Grass- 3 days
Basil- 3 days
Calendula Triangle Flashback-3 days
Salvia Blue Victoria- 5 days
Globe Aramanth Strawberry Fields-
5 days (this one is our favorite seedling; so pretty!)
Lobelia Crystal Palace- 6 days
Pansy Swiss Giant Blend- 7 days

Still waiting on Rosemary, Forget-me-nots, Black-eyed Susan Vine, and few Pansies