Got some new seeds into starter pots this afternoon. These in particular can typically go straight in the ground once you don’t have to worry about frost or the ground freezing, but the weather here has been so iffy, I think it’d be safer to start them here and then move them over once they’ve rooted.
I got the “Survival Garden” starter seed pack through Amazon, and it comes with 32 different varieties of veggies. All non-GMO, pesticide, etc. etc. The same brand has one for herbs and wildflowers as well. It also comes with a handy little booklet that tells you when each group of seeds can be planted, sown, and how far apart they should be once you sow them. Definitely useful for a newbie like me.
We don’t have much space that’s ready for planting, so while I want to go hog wild and plant all the seeds, it’s not realistic this year for the space constraints. If all goes well, this planting will bring our crop up to include what you see in the picture above:
| Tomato’s | Rosemary & Sage (last year) | Spinach |
| Peas (from last year) | Blueberry’s | Turnips |
| Kale (last year) | Strawberry’s (last year) | |
| Sweet Red Pepper (last year) | Raspberry |
Here are some of the seeds that are good to have either already started or start putting in the ground now (in CA at least).
We also have some fruit trees, but they aren’t producing fruit yet: apple, fig, lemon, grapefruit, and lime. We actually had to get a new fig tree this year because we didn’t put a cage around the root ball and either a gopher or vole at the whole thing!
Starting a veggie garden is quite the learning curve when you’re not born and raised doing it, but I have found that each year it gets better and better. I’m really hoping these will all product this year helping us eliminate at least the vast majority of the vegetable bill from grocery shopping. We’ve be forking out more $$ for better quality, organic vegetables for the last several months and while it’s something we’re capable of doing, it makes it easy to at least understand why some people on state assistance might buy more processed foods than fresh foods. You get way more and it’s often times much cheaper.
What’s next? Four of my tomato plant seedlings are ready to go in the ground outside, and maybe one or two of the eggplant seedlings, so those will be going in this weekend. More on that through my Instagram @sahmsays so find me and follow if you want some other types of updates!
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