Just because I haven't been posting doesn't mean the plants haven't been growing!
I don't have any pictures to prove it, but less about half of the seeds that I planted sprouted and are now in my two raised garden beds. My successful sprouts were peppers, watermelon, garden beans, snap peas, tomato, zucchini, and cucumber. Not bad for a first try!!
I didn't have any success with lettuce (that's embarrassing) or cantaloupe, so I planted those again from seed in the beds along with some squash and some more peas and beans. I planted and transplanted everything two days before a bad frost came, but everything survived and it is now nice and warm here in lower Michigan.
My hopes and dreams for the seedlings might not pan out, however, because some of them are rather small. I might resort to buying larger plants from Home Depot if they don't take off. I need instant gratification...
Speaking of gratification, it is really strange to water and care for something you plan to eat soon. It is a long process and I can't imagine relying on ONLY the food I grow, even though that would be an awesome thing to do someday. I will post pictures of my beds soon!
