From Seeds to Seedlings
The last several years in the garden I have had a bumper crop of tomatoes and mints. Last year, for the first time, I tried my hand at growing corn and had some limited success. This year I'm going all out: corn, beans, snow peas, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, kale, and some herbs. I might even give potatoes a go. The biggest difference this year from last is that I am growing everything from seeds.
I do not have a large plot of land in which to grow vegetables, so I need to pick and choose and even grow some in large pots. I am planning on having a good 5 or 6 yards of quality soil delivered this year so I can make the best use of the space that I do have.
I'm growing two different sets of "three sisters:"
- corn, beans, and squash
- corn, peas, and pumpkins
I do not have a good spot in the ground to grow these, so I'm using good quality .75 yard pots that will get some quality fertilizer.
I planted last weekend in a small greenhouse tray. It's still a little chilly at night for the seedlings, so I'm starting all growing in door under a UV light. I've seen some growth so far!
The big mess of sproutlets in the middle is the kale. There is also some good looking basil that I think was ready to make the move to a larger pot; the rest will sit a short while longer yet.
I've had good luck growing kale in pots and the basil, of course, will grow about anywhere. I'm thinking a few more days to a week indoors under the UV light might give them enough time to be ready for the big outdoors.
I'm also thrilled to see the tomato seeds begin to sprout, and there was a cucumber sprout too! The three sister's containers received a treatment of used coffee grounds today; I'm thinking the nitrogen intake will give them a boost and kick start them. I won't be too terribly dissapointed if I need to try them again, though. I'll give it another week and if I don't see green will start again from scratch.
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Hooray for sprouts! Looking good so far, Victor. I just planted my tomato seeds this weekend. Along with some pumpkins, Candy Roaster squash, zucchini and two types of patty pan squash. I planted some beans about mid-week last week, so I'm hoping to see some green pop up soon. I direct-sowed them into the bed, so fingers crossed the bugs haven't had time to wake up from their winter slumber yet to munch on them once they sprout, haha.
I am really excited for your three sisters combos. Hope they both work out well!
Thank you! So far I'm a little concerned that there is no green in the sister pots, but it has only been a week. Crossing fingers! It's still early enough to start over if I need to.
Patience truly is a virtue when gardening! Definitely still time to sprout. We often plant in waves, too, since besides just germination issues we also have to contend with the bugs then eating the small seedlings once we transplant to the garden, too. Hungry little buggers, haha.
Exciting to see the tomato sprout and cucumber sprout!!!
Thanks! Me too! There's nothing quite like a tomato and cucumber salad. Looking forward to it!
Make sure you provide us an update, @wwwiebe!
oh...I adore to look at sprouts and grow them!
I don't make sprouts for my garden, we're used to plant seeds at once in the soil, but I often grow microgreen at home, and we add it to our dishes. Do you know how healthy it is?:)
How wonderful! It makes me want to go dig in warm soil and get my garden going. But it’s about a month and a half before we can do so in Minnesota. I’ve never done too well with starting seedlings so I do combination of seeds and starters. For the tomatoes, I always start from the biggest plants I can buy in the hope of having ripe tomatoes as quickly as possible, since our growing season is so short.
I’m amazed you can plant corn successfully with limited space! That’s really cool. Good luck with all of your seedlings!