Seed Purchases

I just couldn't wait. I had to get my seeds as soon as I saw the rack being placed at work. I eyed them through the greenhouse doors and thought to myself...I need to get them NOW. Why? Just because I guess. LOL

So here is what I purchased

• Roma Tomato
• Beefsteak Tomato
• Pencil Pod Black Wax Beans
• Butternut Squash
• Mini Bottle Gourds
• Jack Be Little Pumpkins
• Silver Queen Corn
• Oregano
• Basil
• Cilantro
• Thyme

I just realized I forgot to get sage...oh well, I am sure I can get them at work anytime.

I went over the back of the packages to see when the best times to get them started indoors and made my plans in my journal. I am planting the corn, squash and beans together trying the 3 sisters method. The corn and cilantro are recommended to sow directly in the ground, so I won't be doing anything with them at all until after fear of frost is over.

I have about until early to mid March to get the seeds started, although I may start some of the herbs early to transplant into pots for the indoors until I can get them out on the deck.

I purchased the little pumpkins and the bottle gourds for autumn crafts. I have a nice area behind my yard to plant them. They are recommended to grow on trellises, so I will place to of them back there for these guys to grow on. It shall be interesting. I would love to grow luffa, but am unsure if I can around here??? A fellow blogger at Down To Earth grows and dries them to place with her hand made soaps and I thought, how neat this would be to do as well. I need to research luffa and see if I have the right conditions to grow them. She grows them on a fence and I always have room to grow vertically.

The picture of the greenhouse kits I purchased on impulse (sigh), but I can reuse them year after year. I have minimal indoor space and until I get my greenhouse purchased and set up, I will use these on my windowsills for now.