The plants we set out a couple of weeks ago have all done well. Every last one of them is healthy and growing except for one bush bean that had germinated but wasn't out of the soil in its cell yet. It never came up and I can only assume it rotted in the ground, or there was a reason it was so far behind all the other seeds. The pepper plants have lots of buds forming, and the tomatoes are blooming. We are so excited for a bountiful garden!
Today we started a few more seeds. Watermelon, pole beans, and Sahuaro chili peppers. These will be the last we have room for, especially if the peppers grow. If I can find a suitable space we'll also plant a few more peas and carrots, although both of these would be more experimental because right when they mature is when we get 100-degree weather that kills them or at least makes them tough. We have had trouble in the past germinating peppers and once ever resorted to the sprinkling seeds on a damp napkin in an egg carton trick. Once they sprout we transfer them to cell trays with potting soil using tweezers or chopsticks. We didn't go to that measure this year, and its getting a bit late to try.
We have daily photos of the seedlings coming. Stay tuned...
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