It's not that I don't believe that Spring will ever come; I'm just not seeing much evidence of it. Therefore, starting seeds makes me a little nervous as I only have so much room in my house and, unless the snow melts and the ground warms up, I might be stuck with the seedlings for a while.
That said, the 10 day forecast has us finally getting into the 40s and staying there. That should take care of the bulk of the snow.
With a little trepidation, then, I decided to get some seedlings started.
Background first: I've spent the past couple of months drawing up plans for my gardens as I wanted to do some major renovations this year. Then, Stacy came to our Garden Expectations conference this year and, in the issue of B&B that she was using, was the fountain for my back yard. That gave our President the idea that they should take one of our road trip meetings to our house. Fortunately, it won't be until August, but I'd really like to have a nice, lush garden by then (even though I've really only been at this for 2 years). To accomplish that, then, will require a lot of new plantings including a lot of annuals. Hence, the need to start the seedlings unless I want to spend a fortune on transplants.
I had started 12 zinnia last week (3 are up and moved to the gro-light), and I've now added 3 Siberian Iris (already sprouted), 2 Agapanthus (already sprouted), 2 Arum, 28 marigolds, 40 assorted perennial and annual flowers, and maybe 7 or 8 each of basil and cilantro, plus a parsley. Brought in one of my greenhouses (the other is holding my overwintering plants) and set it over the heat vent. At least, now I'm started!
I still have a ton of flowers and some vegetables to get started -- probably in the next couple of days. I've already pre-ordered 112 plants from various sources, and I know I'll end up buying a flat of impatiens and petunias for my containers. This is going to be a lot of digging!
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