I got that feeling last night. It sneaked up on me.

[bower]

Hmmm I am scrambling to deal with 'that feeling' even here. It's been so busy and also tons, vast unseasonable amounts of snow to shovel. I spent the last two days washing and disinfecting all the pots and trays etc, and still have to clean up the lights and windows just to get my winter greens going, for starters!

I just cleared a mound of seed packets, notes and plans off the dining table, company's coming tonight! Here we go again.... Every time it gets quiet for a day, the heap of seeds, plans and dreams reappears...

Originally Posted by bower

Hmmm I am scrambling to deal with 'that feeling' even here. It's been so busy and also tons, vast unseasonable amounts of snow to shovel. I spent the last two days washing and disinfecting all the pots and trays etc, and still have to clean up the lights and windows just to get my winter greens going, for starters!

I just cleared a mound of seed packets, notes and plans off the dining table, company's coming tonight! Here we go again.... Every time it gets quiet for a day, the heap of seeds, plans and dreams reappears...

It's amazing how much slow/cold winter time can be consumed inventorying seed, working out grow lists, and printing labels. I usually do most of that late at night when everyone else is in bed and no distractions are around. If someone or something distracts me while I am working on my winter garden chores, I usually mess up and misplace a seed packet or misspell a name on a label and have to start over. I just wait until I know everyone else is snoreing and all distractions like the television and telephone are finished for the day.

Ted

[Tormato]

Very shortly, I don't even want to look at a tomato seed for a good few months.

Dr. Lve Apple

[NarnianGarden]

Originally Posted by bower

Hmmm I am scrambling to deal with 'that feeling' even here. It's been so busy and also tons, vast unseasonable amounts of snow to shovel.

At least you Canadians have some snow, here in Finland it's the first January I remember that is completely black. I'd gladly have some snow to shovel...
On the happier note, it is not too long until I can start my first windowsill sowing trials - the sun will be strong and bright in February, but of course, snow would make it much more sparkly and shiny, as God and nature intended... Hope to have proper winter by then - if the weather is too mild, it will mean too large insect populations and probably diseases next summer ...

[bower]

Oh, yes... If you're missing some snow in Finland, don't worry about it.... I found it!
Please direct your queries to the Foul Weather Credit Bureau, and point out the errors in your account and mine!!

We also get sunny Februarys, thank goodness.... so if we continue to get your weather here, at least there's that. I can only hope we can still see out of the windows!

Originally Posted by NarnianGarden

At least you Canadians have some snow, here in Finland it's the first January I remember that is completely black. I'd gladly have some snow to shovel...
On the happier note, it is not too long until I can start my first windowsill sowing trials - the sun will be strong and bright in February, but of course, snow would make it much more sparkly and shiny, as God and nature intended... Hope to have proper winter by then - if the weather is too mild, it will mean too large insect populations and probably diseases next summer ...

[AprilMayJune]

Waiting to return from vacation at the beginning of next month before I get anything started (that and it's still way too early for seed starting up here.) Jealous of those of you starting already!

[Father'sDaughter]

I'm doing some... um... err... "germination testing" on several hot pepper varieties people sent me as part of my tomato seed offer last year. Some were badly damaged in the mail, a few had not been properly dried, and most had no information on the packets beyond the name, so I have no idea how old they are, whether they are saved, commercial, etc. I figure if any do sprout, I'll have a couple of house plants for a while.

In about three weeks I'll start my onion seeds, and that will be the official kick-off for me.

[MrsJustice]

Good Ideal to start the peppers seeds because most take up to a 100 days.

I usually plant my onion sets in the first or second week of each new year. This year, I think I will wait awhile since it was only nine degrees last night. I would need a pick axe to break the soil for the onion sets. Crazy weather! I love it.

Ted

[NarnianGarden]

It's done! The first seeds (for indoor growing) planted last night. Hope that they'll pop up soon... the pots are all ready and set. Ah the anticipation anxiety..!

Started turning my beds over yesterday. I add alfalfa pellets and dried molasses and then turn every thing over with a shovel a few times to get it well mixed. Today, I checked the first bed I turned over yesterday and the earth worms had already started working on the alfalfa pellets. I still need to lay my soaker hoses down and every thing covered with fresh pine bark. As soon as I get the fresh pine bark down, I will plant my onions. I bought about 500 tiny onion plants Friday. My tomato plants are about ten inches tall in the shop with a little more than one month left before a possible plant out. I guess I should get the cold frame built faster than I planned.

I've never been really successful at growing peppers from seed. It's kinda hit and miss with peppers. Some varieties do really well while others barely germinate. This year, a few varieties are fairly tall and bright green while others are still very small and more yellow in color than green. All the conditions are the same for each pepper plant. Same soil, Same light, same moisture, and same temperature. I guess it's just variety differences.

Ted

[newatthiskat]

I have been a tomato seed planting fool. I have totally lost my mind! Now I have even more to decide over. My husband looks at my plants with anxiety. He knows he will be digging the holes! I am planting peppers, now I even have someherbs and flowers to plantout. Will this madness ever end??

[Father'sDaughter]

This is onion seed starting week for me -- the official kick-off of my seed starting! I'm still about two months away from starting tomatoes, but between now and then there's the hot and sweet peppers, eggplant, and cold tolerant herbs to keep me occupied.

[Labradors2]

Am I missing something? I always start my sweet peppers and eggplant at the same time as my tomatoes.

Linda

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

This is onion seed starting week for me -- the official kick-off of my seed starting! I'm still about two months away from starting tomatoes, but between now and then there's the hot and sweet peppers, eggplant, and cold tolerant herbs to keep me occupied.

[Father'sDaughter]

I start my tomatoes in mid-March for plant out in late May. While peppers and eggplant get planted out at about the same time, they seem to take a little longer to germinate and not grow as quickly as tomato seedlings. I always give them a one month head start. Hot peppers often get a six week head start over the tomatoes. This schedule work for me, so I stick to it.