Monday (9/10/12) was planting day!  

Thankful that my seeds are in the ground and the transplants are planted!  It was quite a busy evening trying to get everything planted.  

 

I used transplants for:

-Juliette tomatoes and New Girl tomatoes

-Orange Gourmet bell pepper and Red Knight bell pepper

-Orient Express eggplant

 

  It was kind of nice seeing some green amidst all of the dirt...and thankfully the "green" was not weeds, since we weeded before planting.  

 

I used seeds for:

-Provider Bush bean

- Deep Purple carrot and Nelson carrot

- Caribe cilantro

-General Lee cucumber

-Gem Series marigold and State Fair Mix Zinnia

-Sunburst Yellow squash and Plato zucchini

 

 * We will be planting the Gonzales cabbage, Sugar Snap pea, and Red Ace beets another day.  

 

With both transplants and seeds there are pros and cons:

  Some pros to transplanting is that you can get a jump on the season (and harvest earlier) and you can utilize grafted plants.  Unfortunately, they are much more expensive than seeds, though.  Seeds can store for awhile, while transplants need to be tended to.  While seeds are certified disease free, transplants also have an advantage in that there is a reduced chance of seedling decay. 

 

I fertilized all of the transplants and seeds by making a little trough for the fertilizer than covering it up.  It will be neat to come in the weeks ahead and see what has started growing!