Ready, Set, Grow!

Since our last post, we have started many seeds and have seen some signs of life from vegetables that were left in the garden over winter. We have about ten tomatoes of different varieties under lights and are anxiously waiting for the peppers to appear. We rigged up a seed starting tray with a short rope light and cafeteria trays. It took some experimentation to get the temperature right, but we just add more trays between the seeds and the lights if the temperature gets above 90 degrees. I was told last fall that kale will survive and regrow if left in the ground over winter. This is being proven in our garden now as the picture shows. We are also seeing some carrots and beets that were left in the ground coming back to life. Forsythia, hyacinth and daffodils are in full bloom.