About a week and a half ago, I started starters for the first time ever! I was intimidated by it, but I had help and encouragement and support! I planted a ton of beefsteak tomatoes, a good handful of cherry tomatoes, and a bunch of yellow peppers. Here’s how we’re doing!
Big tomatoes are THRIVING!!
One solo cup worth just has teeny little sprouts. I’m not sure yet whether its just a little behind or its not going to work, but as you can see, I have TONS of big tomatoes to come! Who wants to help me learn to make salsa?! 🙋♀️
My other tray of seeds didn’t do so well. After about a week, I noticed many of the seeds had risen to the top of the dirt. I sprinkled some more on top of them and packed them ever so slightly, to try and keep the seeds under the top layer of dirt.
Since then, just in the last few days, I’ve had some cherry tomatoes coming up!!
Yesterday there was only one baaarely visible sprout, but this morning I have three! Woot!
And my peppers. 🤷♀️ Go figure.
I’m giving them time, since I just redid them on Saturday, but I’m not holding my breath for them to thrive, or even live at all. Ah well. The price of the seeds makes it easier to roll it off my shoulders. I’m not worried.
I’m calling my starters a great success at this point! I’m SO happy to have even tried my hand at this, and it all feels less intimidating now.
I still need to acquire strawberry plants, potatoes, and peonies, but I have time 🙂 I’m just SO thrilled that spring is in the air! My sunburn from yesterday feels victorious 💪
I can’t wait to actually plant my garden!!