I have been struggling at work to stay up beat and positive...I am certain that as soon as I can start "digging in the dirt" again I will be much happier. Sunday
I could not resist buying two packs of seeds in a local store. Bright Lights Swiss Chard and California Wonder Pepper seeds just jumped in to my cart! It is still a little too early to direct sow the chard so I will wait a week or two, but the peppers are begging to be started inside.
Usually, I purchase my pepper plants from Logan's (a great local place you have to stop by if you are in Raleigh)or Lowes. This year I wanted to start my own plants to save money and hopefully get a head start. I use tons of peppers in cooking and it irrates me to pay a dollar or more for them in the store when I can grow tons from a packet of seed that costs less than two bucks.
Many times people ask me if I eat any of the vegetables I grow. Er duh! Last night I made meat balls with my own frozen peppers, pesto, onions, garlic, and thyme. Herbs are so costly but if you grow your own you will have tons for almost nothing. I encourge everyone to try it.
Ok, back to the daily grind and visions of warm weather!!!
I grow both of those things too!!! It is getting to be seed starting time here in N.C. Now if we can stop getting snow, we'd all be in business. I grow everything from seed, people often don't have the patience for it, which is why more people don't. You'll have more plants than you have room this way!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I know!! Lets face it...we all like to take a few "gardening risks" at times so extra plants that are practically free make it more fun!! This past year I planted peppers by the parking pad in my front yard. It was a very weird place for them but due to the radiant heat released at night, I had peppers up until the temperatures dropped below 25! I could not believe it! No covers, not nothing!
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