Showing posts with label baker creek heirloom seeds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baker creek heirloom seeds. Show all posts

Sunday, February 26, 2012

First Seeds of the Season

I began the 2012 garden season back on January 22, 2012 by planting two heirloom varieties of onions;
144 seeds of "Brunswick" and 144 seeds of "Ailsa Craig" which I bought from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.


This is how the onions looked back on February 12, 2012. I turn the two T8 energy efficient shop lights on every morning just before 7AM and turn them off around 9 PM. How energy efficient? My electric bill just arrived and it only went up by about $2.00.


This is a closeup of "cat grass" that I planted for my cats. It's actually barley seed that germinates in only a few days. The cat grass pictured here is only about a week and a half old. I let it grow for two weeks before I let the cats attack it!


I always welcome the Amaryllis bloom in mid-February. This year I was treated to a quadruple bloom on one stem. Funny, I think the plant is about 4 years old; maybe 5 blooms for 2013?

Stay tuned...
:)