Adam

Right on time, little seedlings are popping up through the soil! The lettuce was early and the rest are coming up right on schedule. The Red Peppers haven’t come up yet but they aren’t slotted to sprout until today so hopefully will see them soon.

Lettuce Seedlings

I ended up putting the pots on the front porch and setting them on the walk before going to work when sun would be out and in light rain when I was around. I’ve been giving them a sprinkle of water when the soil starts getting dry. After sprouting they are supposed to be getting a gallon a week so I’ll probably start using the glass watering thingys at that point.

Carrot seedlings

Tomato Seedlings

Taking a shot at growing my own vegetables! Done the research for my area and I’m a week or two behind getting started but it should be ok.

The vegetables I picked to plant are carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, red peppers and tomatoes. We have plenty of plastic flower pots around to sart them in. Went to Lowes and got seeds and some clear, plastics bases so water doesn’t seep out everywhere. Also found a great deal on those glass bubble plant waterer thingys.

Seeds and water trays

Created a Google docs spreadsheet with milestones like plant, germination, transplant, harvest and a few other dates so I don’t forget where I’m at in the process.

Planting is done!

Vegetables planted

And I even had time today to hand till up a small bed and get it ready to fertilize when it’s getting close to transplant time!

Hand tilled bed

Now I water and wait for little sprouts or something to pop up outta the soil in the pots. :>

This is my first attempt at growing edible stuffs so any comments with tips and tricks, ideas or lessons learned are appreciated!