I bought some seeds and started them last night, 2/16/2020 indoors. I do have a greenhouse, but we are still getting freezing temperatures at night, even with the greenhouse enclosure. Here's what I bought and started:
(photos below are from the Burpee website)
California Wonder Sweet Pepper
I ended up using the shower in the spare room upstairs as the place to do the seedlings. Any dirt or water mess that I make will just go down the drain at the end.
I used some flats that I saved from previous years. This is why it's good to save these containers if possible.
I used the miracle grow potting mix, which I keep in quantity at the house.
Then I placed the seeds, covered them with more soil and watered. I used some plastic wrap to keep in the moisture.
I will keep make more posts as they grow. As soon as I see some seedling action coming up, I'm planning on bringing inside one of my grow lights from the greenhouse and send the light down on them.
My friends, now is the time to plan or start your garden. Spring is coming.
See my other Gardening and Homesteading Posts
I do the Mittleider Method, see my Mittleider Gardening Posts
- Mittleider Gardening
- Mittleider Book
- Deer Fence
- Mittleider Trellis System
- Twine for the Trellis System
- Mittleider Watering System
- Benefits of the Raised Bed System
- In the Garden Greenhouse hoops
I also have tried the Square Foot Gardening Method
The Harbor Freight 6x8 Greenhouse
Various Techniques and Equipment
- Pressure Canning Green Beans
- Hand Pollinating Squash/Zucchini
- Roma Tomato harvest and Water Bath Canning
- Potato Harvest and Pressure Canning Potatoes
- Black Eyed Peas - Harvest and Storage
- Small Scale Irrigation System
Harvesting Posts/General Updates
- Garden Update - Broccoli update - 2/12/20
- Garden Update - Broccoli status - 11/5/19
- Garden Update - Broccoli seems ok - 10/12/19
- Garden Update - Planting Broccoli maybe too late? - 10/11/19
- Garden Update - Garden Harvest - 5/17/18
- Garden Update - 5/6/18
- Garden Update - 4/22/18
- Garden Update - Mittlieder irrigation system - 4/2/18
- Garden Update - 3/10/18
- Garden Update - More potato planting, Agribon and in the garden greenhouse construction - 3/5/18
- Garden Update - Planting Potatoes - 2/25/18
- Garden Update - preparing for planting - 2/24/18
- Garden Update - Broccoli Harvest - 1/1/18
- Garden Update - Cabbage Harvest - 12/6/17
- Garden Update - Final Summer plants - 11/9/17
- Garden Update - 11/5/17
- Garden Update - 11/4/17
- Garden Update - 10/10/17
- Garden Harvest - 10/4/17
- Green Bean Harvest - 9/24/17
- Fall Garden Update - 9/23/17
- Garden Harvest - 6/23/17
- Garden Harvest - 6/20/17
- Garden Harvest - 6/18/17
- Garden Harvest - 6/17/17
- Garden Harvest and Food Donation - 6/15/17
- Garden Harvest - 6/16/17
- Garden Harvest - 6/7/17
- Tomato Progress - 5/31/17
- Garden Harvest - 5/30/17