Monday, March 26, 2012

Seed Starting - Part 4

Here's an update on how my vegetable seedlings are doing.... 
(Going to have to change my post title next time, as they are much more than seeds now!)

(Seedlings getting a sun tan last weekend)

The tomato (both cherry and Roma), cucumber, radish seedlings are growing very well.  I think at our new location I'm getting THAT much more sun on the window sills (compared to the seeds I planted last year at a different house), these are less stringy and are producing more leaves already.  

The one surprise this time are the Nasturtium (Alaska Mix) seeds that my Mom gave me.  Even though only 3 out of 9 have sprouted, they are growing at lighting speed and are already almost 6" tall.  It's a little bit on the stringy side but the little plant already has about 6 or 7 small leafs each.  I hope these make it through the next few weeks as they are a GORGEOUS plant to look at, and it's edible!!!  

Can't wait for time to transplant these into large pots/planters when they get bigger.... meanwhile I have to stay patient and keep them indoors till May (that's my goal at least) as the weather is still unpredictable (they say it's supposed to be -2 degree Celsius tonight, coming from a weekend of +16 degrees!).  Well I guess after all it is still only March.  Hopefully all the pretty little flowers blooming in the front (super) early will make it through the next night or two!  

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Seed starting chart

Here's a very useful chart I found online today from the Organic Gardening magazine.... it can help you figure out when to start your seeds depending on your vegetable types:



Hopefully my vegetable garden this year will be as beautiful as this one I saw at the Canada Blooms show :) 

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Spring surprise


Because of how warm it's been in Toronto lately, all the Spring bulbs are already popping up and even blooming.  This morning I was greeted by this beautiful red tulip (which I didn't plant).  I think I see a few other tulips (maybe) leaves popping up nearby as well, can't wait to see what they will bloom into! :)

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Canada Blooms


Beautiful flowers from the Canada Blooms show in Toronto this year... 

All this goes particularly well with the unseasonably warm Spring we've been having so far....  

 Ahhh.... Dahlias.... 

Cute little "romantic" garden setup.....  

So much colour, so refreshing.....  

Lots of inspiration, making me even more anxious to get to work on the garden! :) 

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Seed starting - part 3

 
Update on seeds - it's been two weeks so far and most of the plants have sprouted little green leafs.  Cucumber plant is coming up the slowest, as well as Cilantro (those just started sprouting).  The rest are still pretty delicate at this point, but so far I'm very happy with the germination % of the seeds.  In particular the Radish plants are growing the fastest.... (above right)


Little basil plants are coming up too (left), can't wait to have fresh basil!!!!  Now if I can only find more room on my kitchen floor for more plants.... :) 

Have a great weekend!

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Seed starting - part deux

Updates on the seeds - it's been 6 days and the seed starting is going very well!  Many of the seeds have already sprouted and so now comes the time to do some quick but careful transplant.... 


Some of the seeds definitely sprout much faster than others:
Fast (2 days or less): cucumber, raddish
Medium (5 days): dill, cherry tomato
Slow (7 days and still waiting): roma tomato, cilantro, basil, marigold

This is all very exciting, but I'm worried that I may have planted too many seeds... oh well, I can always give away plants to friends and family, plus, it's more fun when you share :)

 I have a feeling that my kitchen is going to turn into a mini-temporary greenhouse.... stay tuned for more updates! 
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