Some Good News - The plants live

[KBCB]

I have started plants from last years seeds for my garden this year. I have horrible luck with seed planting indoors. But things are sprouting and looking good! The change was planting them in larger pots and not those tiny seed starter containers. I have some more seed packets coming in the mail from a close-ish by local company. (Yay!!)

I usually get all my plants from the farmers market but this year I am trying from seeds again and attempting to get my young son involved.

Plants really do make me happy!

[Raenia]

Congrats!  What are you growing?

I've got basil sprouting in a small pot, and several types of seeds ready to direct seed in place once it's warm enough - chard, pole beans, cilantro, carrots, and beets.  Not sure if all will sprout, as the carrot and beet seeds are several years old, but it's worth a try!  At the least, I expect the cilantro and chard to do fine, and hopefully the beans as well.  I also have some strawberry plants I was given from someone's garden, those will be planted out after last frost and the pot re-purposed.

If things had gotten this bad in January/February, I'd be going out of my mind.  Planning and preparing the garden is going a long way towards keeping me sane during this isolation period.

[KBCB]

Congrats!  What are you growing?

I've got basil sprouting in a small pot, and several types of seeds ready to direct seed in place once it's warm enough - chard, pole beans, cilantro, carrots, and beets.  Not sure if all will sprout, as the carrot and beet seeds are several years old, but it's worth a try!  At the least, I expect the cilantro and chard to do fine, and hopefully the beans as well.  I also have some strawberry plants I was given from someone's garden, those will be planted out after last frost and the pot re-purposed.

If things had gotten this bad in January/February, I'd be going out of my mind.  Planning and preparing the garden is going a long way towards keeping me sane during this isolation period.

I completely agree. It's something I am looking forward to that is keeping me sane as well. I am not a seasoned gardener and I had some trouble last year. I am going pretty basic with Tomatoes, cucumbers, green squash and yellow squash. I have some seeds in the mail which are watermelon, carrot, beat and a couple more. I am going to plant a few corn stalks behind my shed and see how they do.

It sounds like you know your stuff. Any tips?

[Raenia]

I am far from an expert!  This is actually my first year in a long time that I can plant a garden, we moved into this house in the summer last year, and I'd been in rented apartments for years before that.  I'm very excited for my first planting season since moving out on my own.

There's a big gardening thread in "Throw Down the Gauntlet," if you want to chat with more experienced gardeners, everyone there is always excited to exchange knowledge.

https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/planting-and-growing-your-own-2020-(us)/msg2591530/#new