It’s the time of year where every plant I’ve started inside is growing bigger and requiring larger containers, more quickly than I can graduate any to life outside. I end up here every year.
Typical early March situation!
I start each type of tomato, for example, in a 6-cell tray, but put 2 seeds in each cell to make sure I’ve got full germination and — ta da! That often means 12 of each type of tomato, because I can’t toss any of the 12 that I just brought back to surprising green life on a dreary February day.
A 6-cell tray of tomatoes (on the left) and another 6-cell of peppers, all ready for being planted deeply in bigger containers.
Potting up young broccoli. Re-trying Cow Pots for some of my plants once they are ready for more space. I am still deciding if they work well for me, since (unlike plastic) it takes them so long to dry back out after watering, since I have to pack them in tightly under my single grow light.
Luckily I have the little greenhouse this year to use for plants that are ready for daylight and can handle the spring temps! You can see my lettuce trays in the background there that I’m using to start most of my flower and lettuce seeds. Those would be perfectly fine in the yard (not in the greenhouse) but it’s an easy place to keep them all together for now.
My 4 year-old sidekick loves having her turn with the pump sprayer