Finally, I can stop thinking about last year’s garden and start thinking about this year’s. I’ve ordered all my seeds, (maybe) and printed out my growing resources from Botanical Interests.
I’ve used these garden resources for years to organize my plantings, both for indoor and outdoor sowing. I thought they didn’t have them this year, but instead they made them part of this journal package. Phew! I really rely on them to know when to plant and keep track of what I’ve planted, when and where.
I’m finally ready to get started sowing the inside seeds. I grow some things myself and rely on my local nursery for the rest (shout out to Vern Goers Greenhouse!). Along with wonderful annuals and perennials, they have an amazing selection of peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables. I went to visit them the other day to see how things are coming along. Looks like it’ll be a little while until they’re ready, but it is only the beginning of April.
While I was there I did get some beautiful pansies to brighten the porch.
What did I sow today?
Flowers:
- Sweet Allysum (Burpee)
- Mexican Sunflower “Sundance” (Tithonia) (Burpee). The Tithonia is a new annual for me. Jason at Gardeninacity, has raved about them for years so I thought I’d give them a try.
- Snapdragons, Magic Carpet Blend (Botanical Interests)
- Snapdragons, Night and Day (Botanical Interests)
Vegetables:
- Lettuce, Buttercrunch (Territorial Seeds)
- Lettuce, Looseleaf Blend (Burpee)
- Microgreens, Mild Mix, Savory Mix and Peas for Shoots (Botanical Interests)
I was hoping to get some cold weather seeds sowed this weekend, but my WI garden looked like this:
Still had to get some new dirt turned into the beds at home, so got that done this afternoon. Next post, I’ll let you know what I planted!
Thanks for the mention! I have yet to make my first trip to the garden center – maybe next week.