Well, I don’t think we got the 9-11 inches of snow we were forecasted to get yesterday but it was pretty darn windy around here.
The only vehicles on the roads were plow trucks and maybe a regular truck or two. The HH didn’t even bother pulling out the snowblower because it was so windy {45+ MPH}.
The good news though, is that it’s supposed to be sunny all day today so after he’s done clearing the driveway, I’ll be able to pop out and snap a few pictures to share.
I LOVE snow days! And I especially love being able to stay home in my pjs all cozy and warn and enjoy the snow from INSIDE the house. 🙂
While the wind was whipping around outside, I was inside potting up my chive seedlings into Solo cups.
71 chive plants. That should be enough for a nice border, don’t you think?
The lavender seedlings are looking good too.
I ended up with about 40 of the English lavender starts and even though I’m not sure how many I’ll need or where I’m going to put them just yet, it’s nice to know that I have so many of them.
A single lavender plant at the nursery goes for $7.99 so if they all make it through round two, that will be $320 worth of lavender plants!!
I’ll give them another week under the lights and then I’ll need to make room for the next round of seed starting.
Peppers are up next, followed by rhubarb. {And another round of chives.}
Out of all the things I’ll be growing this year I think I’m most excited about trying to grow rhubarb from seed.
Each packet of rhubarb seeds has 25 seeds {I bought 2 packets} and I’m excited to see just how many rhubarb plants I’ll get in the end.
I also need to pick up a packet of parsnip seeds.
I grew them successfully a few years ago and they were SO MUCH sweeter than the ones you buy in the grocery store.
Other than that, I think I have all the seeds I need for this year’s garden. How about YOU? Are you starting any seeds this year? Have you already started?
And when do you start your tomato seeds? Curious minds want to know.
Have a great day everyone, stay warm.
~Mavis
Jamie says
Reusable solo cups for the win! I started my tomatoes and peppers three weeks ago, but our last frost date (first reasonable date to plant them out) is the first or second week of May. I am guessing yours is towards the end of May.
Tracy says
I have onions, celery, geraniums and coleus going right now. I will start tomatoes the last week or so of March.
Jamie Bell says
I already started tomatoes. Probably too early but I like nice big starts in the ground. Now, you’ll never have to grow chives again right? Because mine come back year after year and are very hardy.
Mavis Butterfield says
I love that chives come back every year. They are the first things up in the spring and last things to go in the fall. Plus they are easy to grow and the bees love the flowers. What’s not to love?
Diana says
I succession plant tomatoes year round here in San Diego. I just started doing it a few years ago and it has been great to have fresh tasty tomatoes all the time. The peppers did not do as well, just got a few shishito peppers. I have a lot of greens growing, carrots, beets, and a lot of brassicas. There is no time off with gardening here, but I love having fresh produce all the time.
Mavis Butterfield says
I love that you are able to grow tomatoes year round!! Lucky you. Do you grow any citrus in San Diego?
Diana says
We have 13 citrus trees! Lots of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, limes, and even a finger lime. We have over 100 trees on the property so it is really fun to just eat from the property. We have a whole area of tropical trees like ice cream bean, cherimoya, mango, and papaya.
Laura S says
First year planting a garden in our new home, in a much warmer state. We still have seasons and today is in the 30s. Left behind a beautiful organic garden with a lot of perennials. I’m trying to figure things out and haven’t started any seeds yet. Have to find a place to set them up. However, we were able to get bare root fruit trees for $12 a tree and they are in the garage waiting for a couple of weeks for planting. Apples, peaches, pears and plums and two maples.
Mavis Butterfield says
$12 for bare root trees is a steal!!
Sue in SoCal says
I want to try seedlings this year. Do you poke a hole in the bottom of the solo cups?
Mavis Butterfield says
Yes! Poke a little hole in the bottom. Using the Solo cups is a great way to establish the roots a bit better before transplanting everything outside.
Gigi says
Can you do a post about your seedling growing set up?
Mavis Butterfield says
I’ll try and get some more pictures but in the mean time, here is a post I wrote a few years ago about using grow lights. https://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/why-i-think-you-should-invest-in-grow-lights/
Julie says
I started around 7 milk jugs of winter sowing….zucchini, bunching onions, Butternut squash, cantaloupe……. I’m missing some, but it was a beautiful day to start them!! Broccoli and kohlrabi(those two go inside to grow). Everyone has had winter but us in the west. We live in Western Kansas, and we’ve had less than a week of bitter cold weather or to snow the end. I’m still longing and waiting for a winter!! So who knows what my winter sowing things will look like…..
Dot says
The tci chi walking guide at the top of today’s e-mail isn’t on english.
Randini says
I have (from one divided from 26 years ago from a co-worker) created a ‘border’ with rhubarb and then about 10 years ago I in front, added chives. I love having a border that I can harvest that comes back year after year! That one rhubarb cutting over 2 decades ago has populated all the gardens on my block! Nature is cool!
Bee says
I think(?) I have all my seeds ordered, nothing started (chronically late with starting, though we did just get 2 feet of snow!) I’m excited for you to grow parsnips- I do think the home grown ones are so much better than what you can get in the store. In years past I’ve “problems” with swallowtail butterfly caterpillars finding my parsnips. Once I realized what they were I ended up raising them in butterfly habitats, feeding them carrot tops, and later releasing them- this was actually quite fun! I may still panic order extra ground cherry seeds because they’re one of those oddball/niche garden things I can never get enough of.
Vy in Seattle says
I still have never managed to successfully grow parsnips. I think my issue this last year though was growing them where I’d grown peas just prior, and that’s too much nitrogen for a root crop. Ever learning, ever growing (fingers crossed)!
Katy @ Practical walk says
So far I’ve started:
– 2 kinds of tomatoes
– Eggplant
– small sweet peppers
– cayenne peppers
Husband is making me a greenhouse thing, which is good, because my breakfast nook/desk area is getting crowded with seedlings!