The 2013 Garden Begins!

I discovered that the hard neck (unk variety) garlic tops sets that I saved from last year had started to sprout.  So I decided to try an experiment and plant them in seed a seed tray.  

If you have big clumsy fingers like me, a pair of angled forceps is a great tool for planting seed trays.  1/2 the tray is the garlic, the other 1/2 is the rest of the Yellow Spanish Sweet onions we got from sand hill preservation center in 2011.  

We are also running a germination test on all the seeds we plan to sell this year.  

Listed from left to right;

Lot 13  Margaret's Pepper

Lot 26  Margaret's Pepper

Lot 28  Mayo Indian Amaranth

Lot 12  Gardener's Delight Cherry Tomato

Lot 24  Harlequin Marigold

Lot 16  Gardener's Delight Cherry Tomato

Lot 10  Black Locust

Lot 17  Gardener's Delight Cherry Tomato

Lot 20  Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry

We also have the Deep blue alpina columbine, but unfortunately I forgot to stratify it, so we won't be able to test that for another 6 weeks or so.

It's not a lot, but it feels good to have some seed planted.  Here's to balmy weather and a great season.

What's In Bloom- June 2012

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6/5/12

Valerian

Valeriana officinalis

6/5/12

Arugula

6/5/12

Comfrey

6/5/12

Lobelia

6/19/12

Geraniums and Margaret's Peppers blooming in the Raised bed by the porch.

6/19/12

Lily

6/19/12

Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

6/19/12

Lily

6/19/12

Geranium

6/19/12

6/19/12

Hollyhock

6/19/12

Strawberry Spinach

Chenopodium capitatum

6/26/12

Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

6/26/12

Calla Lily

6/30/12

Hollyhock

6/30/12

Dill, Dukat

6/30/12

Echinacea

6/30/12

Safflower

6/30/12

Globe Thistle

6/30/12

Purple Scabiosa