More seeds started!

My Baker Creek seeds arrived about a week ago - I finally got them in.  Peas were planted around 3/26.  I was able to find an innoculent - so I soaked them overnight and then dipped them in the innoculant before I planted them.  I did four per square, and switched out their placement where the brassicas were last year.  As of today, most of the peas have sprouted!  Hooray!

Another note:  saw a little grey rabbit hopping around the backyard this morning, oh dear.

Okay, so here are the seeds I started indoors today:

Lipstick peppers - started indoor in jiffy pots (3" tall), from BCHS, started 4

Hollyhock Jet Black - indoors, AKA Nigra, planted in pod, planted 6, in pods under grow lights  BCHS

Carnation Chabaude La France - indoors, Dianthus Caryophyllus, planted 6 in pods, put under grow lights. - BCHS

Marigold Kilimanjaro White- indoors, planted 6 in pods, put under grow lights - BCHS

Tomato - Beefsteak - started indoors, planted 6 in 3" jiffy pods, BCHS

Outdoor planting:

Cold weather greens today:

1 sq. Arugula (BCHS)
3 sq. European Mesclun (BCHS)
2 sq. Radishes - French Breakfast (BCHS)
1 sq. Green Leaf Lettuce(Parris Island Cos) Nature's Crossroads - local seed company
1 sq. Red Leaf Lettuce (BCHS)

Started Seeds

Hallo!  Just a quick note to say that seeds were officially started yesterday (3/22). 

Seeds that were started:

Green Zebra - 6 plants
Riesentraube - 6 plants
Green Crystal cucumber - 3 plants
Cilantro - 3 plants
Basil (Genevosa - or something) - 6 plants
Giant Zinnia - 9 plants
Smaller Zinnia - 3 plants
Thyme - 6 plants

Peas

This year I ordered peas from Baker Creek Heirlooms.  I ordered the Sugar Snap Pea.  Last year I ordered the Amish sugar snap for SSE - I was feeling fairly Amishy that year.  I soaked the peas for a day this time and then added the inoculant at sowing time (which was today).  I also planted some sweet peas - blue.  Soaked and Inoculated as well.  I have NEVER had luck with these, so we shall see how it goes.  I am hoping to start the seeds indoors tomorrow.  Yahoo.  I am a bit worried about the peas germinating, as the weather has been so warm.  It may cool down this next week, which would be great for the old peas.

Garden 2012

Its an unbelievably warm spring so far.  Although today is the first day of spring, it feels more like summertime - it has been in the mid-80s all week!  Aye aye.  So I am being a bit brave and went ahead and planted beets (chiogga), kale (Siberian Dwarf), and Bok Choy.  Bok Choy is new to me, but I don't think it will be too fussy...  Also, this year I am soaking peas and dipping it in an inoculant.  I haven't done this before, but it is supposed to "fix" the nitrogen and increase the yields.  So hooray.  I am also soaking some sweet peas, I have never had any luck with them.  I am going to try to train them up some discarded branches I found in the yard.  I think it might have a more interesting look than a traditional metal trellis.  Hopefully, tomorrow, I can get the seeds started indoors.  Super duper excited!