Rosemary nowhere to be seen

The rosemary sowed on Feb 18th is still nowhere to be seen.  I guess it's true what they say!

Kale repotted into soil

6 pots, with 2 kale sproutlings each.  Will thin later.

Celery -- more appeared, and, repotted all into soil

Many more of the celery sprouts appeared a few days ago.

Transplanted 8 of them, into 4 pots -- will thin to 1 per pot later.

Will be a total of 8 celery at the end of the day, if they all make it.

Asparagus sending up new shoots

Several of the asparagus now have second shoots coming up.  Very cute.

Tuberous begonia has appeared!

The bigger of the two tubers has appeared!

Kale has appeared!

Wow, that was fast!  Sowed Sunday, appeared Tuesday.  And actually they may have appeared yesterday, as they were a surprise this evening and already a cm or two high.

Kale sowed

Sowed 14 kale seeds in a tub of used vermiculite.

Peppers sowed

Sowed 9 of the seeds I saved last year as a test,
and
sowed 9 of the other seeds.

All in two tubs of re-used vermiculite...  which in itself will also be a test.

Celery has appeared!

Celery has appeared!  Only 4 or 5 so far though.  Hoping more will come along soon.

That's 11 days for germination.

Didn't keep good stats last year to compare with no heat mat.

Parsley has appeared!

Two parslettes have appeared.  Removed tub from heat mat and put it under lights.

Asparagus repotted into soil

14(!) asparagus sproutlings repotted into their own soil tubs.  That's 14/16 seeds that sprouted, assuming the other two don't pop up in the coming days.  Pretty darn good!

Asparagus has appeared!

Yay!  Both asparagus tubs each have 2 sproutlings discovered today.  Removed them from the heat mat and put them under lights.  Will wait a little longer before repotting; hopefully the other sproutlings will follow shortly.

Celery sowed

Sowed celery by sprinkling the tiny seeds in a vermiculite tub.  They'll benefit from the new heated seed mat from the get-go.

Heated seed-starting mat

Bought a heated seed-starting mat today.  Hoping this will help the asparaguys get going, no sign of them yet.  Has been on for a few hours and the tubs seem nice and toasty now.

Sowed parsley and rosemary

Sowed parsley and rosemary today, in vermiculite tubs. 

Asparagus seeds started

First indoor sowing (begonias don't count)!

I miss having asparagus in my garden.  So, sowed 2 x 8 seeds, in vermiculite tubs the old fashioned way.  Put them in clear salad "mini greenhouses".  Now the longgggggggg wait to first harvest begins.  Seed was free from Telsing.

Wakey wakey, tuberous begonias!

Potted the two tuberous begonias today, in damp soil.  One was very light weight and hollow-feeling, not sure if it's a goner or what.  The other (with a dried stem poking up) was nice and hefty.

This is 3 weeks earlier than last year, because last year it felt like I gave them a late start.

Freeze up

Hard frost last night.  More like a deep freeze actually.  -11 at 7am this morning, was below zero all night and all day/night tonight.

Milder weather coming up starting Sunday, but wondering how the chard and celery will fare after this. Also wonder if the carrots still in the ground will be ok.

Straw for the chard, celery, and garlic

Bought a bale of straw at Ritchie's for $11.

Spread a bunch of it around the chard and celery by the vertical bed, as well as some on the various garlic areas.

Some chard/celery is un-strawed; will compare how they survive with the strawed parts.

First frost

The tomato plants finally died within the last couple of days.  Until now they were still normal and healthy looking, but now the leaves have all withered and shrunk.