3.09.08

It’s here! It here!  Our last frost date is usually between the second and third weeks of April,  so (doin’ a happy dance) it’s time to start my seeds.
The first thing that I realized is that I did not have near enough recycled containers, nor enough seed starter. Normally, when I realized my poor planning, I would have just gone out and purchased new flats to use for my seedlings, but DH came to the rescue. From the depths of a deep, dark, storage building, he came in with his arms filled with brand new flats (with lids no less) and un-opened bags of soil and starter. Golly, he even found a couple of growlights that were still in storage from our last move.  I still need more starter medium, but I will wait for my next planned trip to town. With fuel at $3.19 a gallon, trips to town must be strategically planned and used to the fullest. A round trip is approximately $12.00 now. Makes shopping online and through catalogs a bit more attractive these days.
So far, my basement garden includes:

• Cherokee Purple Tomato
• Plum Lemon Tomato
• Big Jim Capsicum Peppers
• Sweet Chocolate Bell Peppers
• Early Yellow Crookneck Squash
• Cocozelle Squash
• Morning Glories- Pearly Gates, Flying Saucers Purple/White, Scarlett O’Hara
• Thai Basil
• Lemon Basil
• Rosie O’Day Alyssum
• Candy Cane Mix Azalea
• Cracker Jack Marigolds

I have so many more packets of seeds, that I most likely will not have room for all of them.  I went a little crazy with the catalogs this year.  The photo is not the best, but it gives you a little peek at the start of my basement garden.