Right before I took off on a 10-day road trip through the Eastern Sierra, I started a few seeds in my bay window. There were tomato seeds, eggplant seeds, pepper seeds, squash and cucumbers and beans and endless varieties of leafy greens.
I scored a great deal on peat pots from the dollar store, made a big batch of seed starting mix, popped in some seeds (some saved, some from Baker Creek), and left three trays in the care of our house-sitter.
One day before I left, the first seedlings were starting to emerge from their shells.
And then 10 days later… I came home to this.
It’s beautiful and overwhelming at the same time. The beans are ready to be moved into the garden, and the tomatoes need a few more weeks of love before they’re separated into larger pots. I just transplanted the komatsuna to a raised bed yesterday, and am mapping out the rest of my garden to figure out where to put the corn this year.
I can’t wait to see how everything will look in another 10 days!
34 Comments
sarahbush
April 24, 2013 at 6:53 amYou’re giving me bay window and zone 10 envy! The seedlings look beautiful and happy in the sun. I’ll keep an eye on your updates!
Sarah Bush | Sprout it Founder
theGardenBetty
April 13, 2013 at 5:00 pm🙂 RT @WormFactory: How are your indoor seedlings doing? @theGardenBetty’s are beautiful! http://t.co/r99SiO0zUV #gardenchat
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April 13, 2013 at 11:01 amThanks for the mention! RT @TheGardenChat: A Lot Can Happen in 10 Days | Garden Betty http://t.co/Ui9hgegNLs @theGardenBetty #gardenchat
TheNewChrissy
April 13, 2013 at 5:30 amWhat a nice surprise! We put some transplants in the ground in the beginning of March, but then March ended up being so cold, that the transplants have barely grown. Spring just showed up last week, so I’m hoping they look more like yours do after the next ten days!
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theGardenBetty
April 12, 2013 at 9:01 amHome from a road trip and I see this in my window: A Lot Can Happen in 10 Days http://t.co/e4LaTNkfaO #gardenchat #gardening
theGardenBetty
April 11, 2013 at 6:00 pmI sowed three trays of seeds before I left. And then I came home to this: A Lot Can Happen in 10 Days http://t.co/ScqAyjNYgN #gardenchat
BGOzarks
April 11, 2013 at 2:28 pmRT @theGardenBetty: How is your garden looking for spring? A Lot Can Happen in 10 Days http://t.co/yUjfjoLI2F #gardenchat #gardening
Sarah Raven
April 11, 2013 at 12:18 pmThe plants that I have been growing from seed definitely don’t grow as fast as yours! Your seedlings are very impressive.
Linda Ly
April 12, 2013 at 1:09 pmThanks! I find that keeping the seed trays warm, and then providing plenty of sunlight once they sprout, helps the seedlings grow faster.
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Cary Bradley
April 11, 2013 at 2:27 amExciting time of year! Your seedlings are beautiful. My komatsuna seedlings may go outside today for hardening off start. Hooray!
theGardenBetty
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Cheryl Nicholl
April 10, 2013 at 4:20 pmA trip and then a surprise! You’re having a good week. Love your stuff Garden Betty.
Linda Ly
April 11, 2013 at 12:30 amThanks! 🙂
Garden Betty
April 10, 2013 at 4:17 pmWe’ll be bringing you a little green housewarming present. 🙂
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Ai Shima
April 10, 2013 at 3:19 pmthey’re so cute! looking forward to getting some tips when you come check out the new digs. so excited that we actually have space to plant stuff now but we’re a little lost 😉
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