Planting started out in the garden

Yesterday and today I planted peas, some spinach, arugula, carrots, garlic, Walla Walla onions, red onions, white bunching onions, and romaine lettuce. I'm glad I waited to buy the red onion sets because I got them on sale today. Kaitlyn was a big help getting the raised beds ready for planting. She used the hoe to mix the compost into the soil while I finished mixing and smoothed the soil.

Hopefully what I planted will grow ok and not drown because shortly after finishing this afternoon it started raining really hard and it's supposed to keep raining for several days.

Lots more seed starting

Today I started Pumpkin - Gurney's Giant Magic, Pumpkin - New England Pie, Zinnia, Borage, Nasturtium, Forget-Me-Not, Echinacea, Blue Flax, Dill, and Pink Baby's Breath. If the pink baby's breath actually sprouts I'll be very surprised. I discovered the seed packet when I was clearing out space in the office for the plant shelves and it's labeled for 1999. I figured it couldn't hurt to try it and see if they do anything. :)

There's a lot of growth in the plants that have been started. Now if it would stop snowing and warm up I could get compost on the garden beds and plant the peas & other early plants.

Squash and Melons Started

Teresa gave me a great seed tray with coconut coir seed starting cells so I used those for the melons, and squash. I started Hannah's Choice Muskmelon, Melon - Minnesota Midget, Watermelon - Sugar Baby, Watermelon - Black Diamond, Buttercup Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Early Prolific Straightneck Summer Squash, and Broccoli - Summer Purple. Al requested the Summer Purple Sprouting Broccoli because it's supposed to be a little milder tasting than the head broccoli.