My soon to be in-laws live way out in the boonies in Missouri. For two years now I have lived with them, and for two years now we have talked about putting a garden in somewhere; we never did. This year when the topic was discussed I took it upon myself to inform everyone that we WERE putting a garden in this year. FFIL (Future Father-in-Law) and I share a common liking of plants and all things nature. FMIL (Future Mother-in-Law) and Fiancé think we are crazy, but we don’t care! So it was discussed and a plan was put into action. Fiancé picked up a few seeds on his way home from work (which just happens to be at the local supermarket). He picked out lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and cucumbers. (Anyone craving a salad?) I instructed him to pick up organic seeds because I want my seeds to be the way God intended them to be-pesticide free.
I went to the supermarket a few days later and went into an organic seed coma. I couldn’t pick out the seeds I wanted! The choices are by no means endless, but the store had a nice variety to keep my busy for awhile. I picked up seed packets of peas, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, onion, yellow squash, and bell peppers. I also bought organic starting soil, some jiffy seed starter pots, a nice pair of gardening gloves, and a few packs of marigolds. I took my plunder home to share with everyone.
Since some seeds take longer than others to grow I started a few plants in my jiffy seed starter pots. I filled the pots with my organic soil, gently placed one seed per pot, topped it off with soil, and gave it a hardy dose of water. I planted peas, cherry tomatoes, regular tomatoes, bell peppers and broccoli. Fiancé helped; he knows once I get my mind set to do something there is no turning back, so he better join in. I wished my plants well, covered them, and placed them in a warm place without direct sunlight. That was Friday, February 18th. Today, the 22 I decided that my small seeds would need some more water. I took the top off and to my surprise I had sprouts! Sprouts! They were not supposed to germinate until 7-12 days after planting so I was not expecting to see anything. But sure enough there was a little pea plant shooting up. Upon closer inspection I found that two of my cherry tomato plants had sprouts as well. I was so overjoyed that I called FMIL, FFIL, and Fiancé to tell them the great news. Needless to say that they were not as excited as I was, they just thought I was silly. But as a novice gardener I was excited! I grew something! I hope my other plants grow and soon I will be starting others. Wish me luck!
-Novice Gardener
Today's confession: I have never grown anything from a seed before.
Today's confession: I have never grown anything from a seed before.
The first plant I noticed. It's a pea plant!
My little tomatoes! This picture is a little blurry so its hard to see, but trust me they are there.
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