Now, if only the weather would cooperate with us here in western, New York. I have managed to plant all the onions, lettuce, and brassicas, and the rest of the gardens are prepared for planting. The plants in the greenhouse are anxiously waiting to be outside.
The eggplant started looking a bit peaked so I fertilized everything in the greenhouse. I already see the difference in just a few days. Once the seedlings go outside I will fertilize them with fish emulsion to give them a good kick start.
The impatiens and coleus are growing quickly now and I see buds forming. I put up two hanging baskets with the impatiens to hang from the back porch.
I like to plant this verbena in pots and along the edge of my little pond. I pinched them back to assist with side branching this week. They also were forming flower heads already.
I'm loving this variety of nasturtium with the variegated leaves. I had saved some of the seeds from last year's plants and are true to form this year. I really enjoy the peppery flavor of the blossoms with my salads.
This is the first time growing this petunia and I have to say I have never seen such huge, wavy leaves before and the stems are very thick. I planted three hanging baskets with them and already saw flowers forming. I can't wait to see how they do this season.
I started slicing tomatoes earlier than I normally do and I will have to pot them up into a gallon container today. I don't want them to get rootbound before I can plant them out in two weeks.
The trays of hot peppers are finally growing into a nice sized plant and will be perfect when I can plant them in the garden.
I did lift the insect netting off to side-dress the onions with some bone meal now that they had a chance to settle in. I am so happy with the netting and have seen the cabbage moths flitting around the yard. They won't have a chance to lay eggs on my plants this year.
I hope you have fun in your gardens this week and let us know how your planting is coming along.
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