Planting 2010
This blog will consist of things that I do on my weekends, etc. I don’t expect that anyone, other than myself will read this, but it will be a good source of information for myself 
That being said, Allison and I have decided to step up our efforts at making a garden this year. Last year we weren’t able to start planting at the right time, but this year we have gone all-in. Perhaps this will cut down on our CSA “withdrawals.”
We bought some small plants, including one lavender, one rosemary, two raspberry poles, one strawberry, two cherry tomatoes, one big boy hybrid tomato plants. We also planted a bunch of seeds in starter trays. We planted a total of 168 seed pods, with either two or three seeds per pod. After we get some shoots with leaves, we will be keeping the strongest seedlings.
The seeds that we planted are:
- Long Thin Cayenne Peppers
- Medium Jalapenos
- Serrano Chiles
- Anaheim Chiles
- Habanero Peppers
- California Wonder 300 TMR Bell Peppers
- Mortgage Lifter Heirloom Tomatoes
- Mini Bell Blend Peppers
- Early Girl Hybrid Tomatoes
We will also be growing Olympian Hybrid Cucumbers and Melting Sugar Snow Peas. After a few weeks, we will planting them outside in an elevated garden bed that we will be constructing.
We have also been growing herbs during the last several weeks in our AeroGarden. We are currently growing basil, purple basil, dill, mint, chives, dill, and parsley soon (the original pod didn’t sprout). We have been impressed so far with the yield from the AeroGarden.
We also bought a cheap shelf from WalMart for the seeds and plants to grow inside before we move them outside. As much as I want to like things from WalMart, I find they are always such poor quality. The shelf we bought was really thin tin with no less than 300 nuts and bolts. Not worth it! Worst $18 ever.
Some more pictures of the setup:
Updates to come!