It's Seed Starting Time!

Let the record reflect that I started the herbs, marigolds, and coleus on March 22nd (the plant tags are the cut up mini-blinds):

I planted 6 each of Chinese garlic chives (Botanical Interests), slow bolting cilantro (Botanical Interests), tetra dill (Botanical Interests), purple dark opal basil, aton basil, sweet basil, genovese basil, lemon basil, lime basil, tarragon, true lavender, marigolds, and rainbow mix coleus:

I have a bunch of peat pots that still need to be filled with seed starter, moistened, and seeded.  Those will be 6 of red acre cabbage (Botanical Interests), 3 each of early pride hybrid cucumber, spacemaster bush cucumber, black beauty zucchini (Botanical Interests), a hybrid zucchini, and 2 each of beefsteak tomatoes (Botanical Interests) and better bush tomatoes (Botanical Interests).  UPDATE:  Got the rest of the seeds started on 3/26:

  

But I still have careful watering to do.  I was hoping soaking them in water would do the trick, but I'm sure you can tell which one pot I've actually watered:

 

And it's a good thing that I have all these seeds growing inside because it appears winter isn't done with us:

 

I finally gave in and admitted that my camera was done.  It kept switching itself to video.  I managed to swing an awesome deal and got this Canon Powershot for about $70.  Yes, I'd love a fancy SLR if someone with lots of money would like to buy me one.  It's going to take a little time and practice before I master it, but I think I like this first round of photos:

 

Calendar worthy?  Certainly one of the better photos I've taken in March, but that's not saying much:

 

I wish I had more interesting stuff in snow to photograph -- only crocuses and chives so far:

 

I really hope this is the last time I see the garden covered in snow.  Please, please, please let it be the last time:

 

And I feel totally justified posting this photo because there is plant material in it.  But really it's all about the awesome platter I painted.  Girls night out at the local pottery painting place brought out the anal planner in me.  I googled for a stock image of a bird on a branch (bonus points that it has two!), printed it out, cut it out, traced it on contact paper, cut out the contact paper, stuck it to the platter and painted around it like a reverse stencil.  And they even had a paint color to match the kitchen chairs!  Here it's on top of a bowl and shoved over towards the window because the table is covered in seed starting supplies:

I can so see it covered in tomatoes from the garden this summer!

Comments

[Mummer]

The platter is awesome - and will be lovely filled with your garden's produce. We do have tomatoes in here in my Southwest Florida container garden. Come pick your fill!

[Blackswampgirl Kim]

Oooh... I love that you are already planning your beautiful calendar for next year. :)

Congrats on the batch of seedlings! That reminds me that I need to get started, too...

[Heather's Garden]

Mom -- I'll be driving south next week, but not that far. Can't wait to flee the freezing temps here!

Kim -- I end up having such so-so seed starting results that I wonder why I do it each year. Probably to keep me sane waiting for the weather to warm up.

[Layanee]

I do love that platter. And your neat plant tags, of course. You are off and running.

[jen painted fish studio]

the platter looks great! :)