Transplanting Seedlings And Sorting Seed Packets

Well, I don’t think we got the 9-11 inches of snow we were forecasted to get yesterday but it was pretty darn windy around here.

The only vehicles on the roads were plow trucks and maybe a regular truck or two. The HH didn’t even bother pulling out the snowblower because it was so windy {45+ MPH}. 

The good news though, is that it’s supposed to be sunny all day today so after he’s done clearing the driveway, I’ll be able to pop out and snap a few pictures to share. 

I LOVE snow days! And I especially love being able to stay home in my pjs all cozy and warn and enjoy the snow from INSIDE the house. 🙂

While the wind was whipping around outside, I was inside potting up my chive seedlings into Solo cups. 

71 chive plants. That should be enough for a nice border, don’t you think? 

The lavender seedlings are looking good too. 

I ended up with about 40 of the English lavender starts and even though I’m not sure how many I’ll need or where I’m going to put them just yet, it’s nice to know that I have so many of them. 

A single lavender plant at the nursery goes for $7.99 so if they all make it through round two, that will be $320 worth of lavender plants!!

I’ll give them another week under the lights and then I’ll need to make room for the next round of seed starting. 

Peppers are up next, followed by rhubarb. {And another round of chives.}

Out of all the things I’ll be growing this year I think I’m most excited about trying to grow rhubarb from seed. 

Each packet of rhubarb seeds has 25 seeds {I bought 2 packets} and I’m excited to see just how many rhubarb plants I’ll get in the end.

I also need to pick up a packet of parsnip seeds. 

I grew them successfully a few years ago and they were SO MUCH sweeter than the ones you buy in the grocery store. 

Other than that, I think I have all the seeds I need for this year’s garden. How about YOU? Are you starting any seeds this year? Have you already started? 

And when do you start your tomato seeds? Curious minds want to know. 

Have a great day everyone, stay warm. 

~Mavis