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| Seedling Shelves in the Basement |
Lettuce, Spinach, and various herbs are growing on the top shelves:
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| Lettuce, Oregano, Basil, & Cilantro |
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| Spinach & Lettuce Mix |
Most of the herbs will move upstairs soon to continue growing on a sunny kitchen windowsill.
Although we have been enjoying a few salad clippings from the Lettuce and Spinach each week, some have already begun to bolt and I expect the rest to bolt soon as well. It may be too warm for them even in the basement.
The Onion seedlings were started in early January. They are growing really well. I clip them each week and we enjoy the mild tasting Onion clippings in salads, as pizza topping, omelets, etc.
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| Onion Seedlings Under the Lights |
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| Onion Seedlings |
Parsley was seeded on 2/10 and only a few seeds have germinated so far (sigh):
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| Flat Leaf Parsley |
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| Flat Leaf Parsley |
Some early Swiss Chard was also planted on 2/10. These will be grown in a pot that can be taken inside on really cold nights. More Swiss Chard will be planted at a later date to be grown in the garden.
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| Swiss Chard |
Two types of Spinach was sown last weekend into a full flat of soil blocks. Last spring most of my Spinach bolted prematurely because of the unusually warm weather we experienced. This year, I am trying Space Spinach, which is supposed to be more bolt resistant along with Tyee Spinach.
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| Spinach |
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| Spinach |
Celery was also planted last weekend, but has not germinated yet.
This weekend, I seeded some Chinese Cabbage and Pak Choi.
Last week there was still 2-feet of snow on the ground. I could just barely see the hump in the snow of outlining the 2-foot fence surrounding the garden. This weekend’s snow has added another foot. It feels like spring is a long, long ways away. For now, I must be content with tending to my seedlings.
