Oh so much....
We have done a ton since the last post, apparently I need to do this more often. Since my last post we have started seeds, got 30 cubic yards of leaf mulch (should have taken a pic of the pile, it was HUUUGE), got 20 plants from Plant Delights (remember to do pick up), 7 tea bushes from Camilla Forest Nursery so we can make our own tea, and got 13 trees and bushes from Trees2Go (their prices are really good).
I started seeds on Wednesday January 25th, used Light Warrior Seed Starter (I picked it up at Fifth Season along with my trays). I planted cotton, bok choy, Swiss Chard, Broccoli, Cauliflower, tomatillos, 3 kinds of Peas, celery, tobacco, thyme, onions, and chives. I started out with with one LED light strip per shelf but was unable to get a wide enough spread when the trays were 6" away (the plants were growing too tall and leggy). After I put two lights together the plants did better.
I transplanted the peas outside Saturday Feb 25th. They are growing, but were a bit hard to transplant due to the fact they had grown so tall. I would not start them inside again, I planted seeds outside at the same time and they have all popped up and are looking stronger than the transplants. I am planning on planting the chard, celery, bok choy, cauliflower, broccoli, and thyme outside this week. I will hang onto the cotton and tobacco until it gets warmer. I would not start onions out indoors either, not happy with how they are progressing. When the seedlings opened their second leaves I started fertilizing with PHC Seeding and Houseplant. Not sure how much it helped, I will have to do a control group next time.
I started my second set of seeds today March 7, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, more chard, pumpkin, eggplant, yellow squash, zucchini. I have the tomatoes and peppers on a heating mat to help with propagation, we will see if it helps.
When I planted seeds in the garden I dug a furrow and filled it with Home Depot's cheap top soil, then planted the seeds or seedlings. Let's see how it does when the plants get bigger and the roots go beyond the top soil into the leaf mulch. So far the only weeds we have are where there was a crack in the cardboard.
I started seeds on Wednesday January 25th, used Light Warrior Seed Starter (I picked it up at Fifth Season along with my trays). I planted cotton, bok choy, Swiss Chard, Broccoli, Cauliflower, tomatillos, 3 kinds of Peas, celery, tobacco, thyme, onions, and chives. I started out with with one LED light strip per shelf but was unable to get a wide enough spread when the trays were 6" away (the plants were growing too tall and leggy). After I put two lights together the plants did better. 
I transplanted the peas outside Saturday Feb 25th. They are growing, but were a bit hard to transplant due to the fact they had grown so tall. I would not start them inside again, I planted seeds outside at the same time and they have all popped up and are looking stronger than the transplants. I am planning on planting the chard, celery, bok choy, cauliflower, broccoli, and thyme outside this week. I will hang onto the cotton and tobacco until it gets warmer. I would not start onions out indoors either, not happy with how they are progressing. When the seedlings opened their second leaves I started fertilizing with PHC Seeding and Houseplant. Not sure how much it helped, I will have to do a control group next time. I started my second set of seeds today March 7, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, more chard, pumpkin, eggplant, yellow squash, zucchini. I have the tomatoes and peppers on a heating mat to help with propagation, we will see if it helps.
When I planted seeds in the garden I dug a furrow and filled it with Home Depot's cheap top soil, then planted the seeds or seedlings. Let's see how it does when the plants get bigger and the roots go beyond the top soil into the leaf mulch. So far the only weeds we have are where there was a crack in the cardboard.
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