Today it was time to plant my first seeds into my garden. Hello little seeds! Are you ready to grow?
I have my garden plan all mapped out ( I mapped my garden easily using Gardeners Supply Company.com – it’s FREE!) Here is my new + updated plan. You master gardeners out there can let me know if you still see something amiss or something that shouldn’t be next to each other… I am just guessing on this. The peas will need to stay in that corner though…
Since that map put each vegetable into a section I decided it would be cool to use some string to measure out a couple of my beginning sections too. I am also hoping that the strings will keep my doggie out of the garden until I can get a little bit of chicken wire up. I noticed my big lab nosing around in there and my stress levels began to rise.
I measured out and used strings to show where my peas would need to be planted. Do any of you do this? Am I the only strange one that wanted to get this right? I will add more strings as I start adding more seeds to the garden.
Next was to figure out how to plant these little sweet peas. Time for this beginner to read the package. 🙂
Then poke some holes in the dirt and drop the little peas in.
Finally I covered them up with soil, and watered the ground. There you have it. The first little seeds have been planted into my garden. I considered singing a little song to help them grow but figured the seeds probably would prefer not to hear me sing..ha ha… Plus it was just too stinking cold outside. In fact I read that we might be getting rain for the next three days which will be wonderful for these little seeds.
I feel like a little kid, giddy with excitement at what the garden will bring. Its a labor of love for sure. I cannot wait for these seeds to grow!
If you would like to see the two posts in this series:
I believe that is is too early to plant peas now. Onions, carrots, beets, parsley and some other herbs are OK to plant this early in spring.
I always heard planting marigolds close to your tomatoes will help keep certain bugs away from the tomatoes, because they don’t like the smell of the marigolds. Could be an old wives’ tale . . .not sure!
I LOVE square foot gardening, and I love that it’s the frugal way to garden. Plan, and only use the seeds you need (rather than over-planting, and thinning). It makes sense.
As for your plan I love it and use the same tool, but I also complicate things with companion planting. Carrots love Tomatoes is the classic guide, but there are numerous charts online (such as ttp://www.gardensablaze.com/Companions/CompanionYield.htm ). Right off I noticed the peas next to the onions. You will get better yield from both crops if you rearrange so they are not next to each other. Good luck on your garden adventure!
I don’t know a ton about gardening but I definitely know that your basil needs to planted with your tomatoes. I don’t understand the reasoning. Plant it as close to your tomatoes as possible. They have some kind of symbiatic relationship that helps one another.
Oh really? Basil next to Tomatoes…what about the other herbs? I was hoping to keep the herbs kind of together so I know what they are…