Seedlings

Noone would mistake me for a patient person. I'm always itching to get on with it. This is why waiting for seeds to sprout is like torture for me.

Even though I made an entire spreadsheet of the germination times of all of my seeds and I knew that none of them would sprout before the end of the week, I still checked every single day.

It won't surprise you, then, to know that when the first of the seeds sprouted (basil, of course), I called my boyfriend over to take a look. Let's just say he wasn't nearly as excited as I was. What does he know anyway?

The waiting game

So this weekend at Home Depot, there was a buy one get one free sale on seeds. I'm pretty sure I bought everything in the store.

I came home and began sowing them in the peat pellets, all the while thinking, where am I going to plant all of this? I have a small plot on the patio so, clearly I am creating a patio garden!

Before the fun begins and I forget, here's an inventory of everything I've planted so far.

Herbs
Cilantro
Oregano
Rosemary
Basil
Tarragon
Parsley
Purple Basil
Lemon Balm

Vegetables
Green/Red Peppers
Anaheim Chili Peppers
Cucumbers
Chives

Flowers
Aster
Painted Daisy
Lavender
Sunflowers
Purple Coneflowers

I also bought already potted mint, two tomato plants and two strawberry plants.

Here's how much I spent.

Herbs 6.36
Vegetables 1.87
Flowers 3.75
Mint 1.98
Tomato Plants 3.96
Strawberry Plants 5.96
Greenhouse cases 9.96
Organic Potting Soil 8.97
Total $42.81

You save so much with seeds but I've always had trouble with mint, tomatoes and strawberries. Besides, I wanted something I didn't have to wait on.

Hopefully my next post will include pictures of seedlings!

In the meantime, here's what's growing on the patio now.