Almost onion time

Well, it's almost time to plant the first starters of the season!


I start my larger variety of onions in mid March so that by the time they can go outside they already have a good start and a bulb developing and will end up growing larger by the end of the season. Last season I grew onions and managed to successfully store them for the winter. I'm just using up the last of them now, and they are still in great shape. They're also very easy to grow and low maintenance.


After promising myself I would not start my own tomatoes and peppers, I have decided to do it anyways. Mostly because last year I bought the equipment (trays, grow light, seeds) and I have the room. Seems to me that if I can now grow them essentially for free, I might as well. There are other plants I'm growing from seed anyways, and since the light will be on, I might as well use it.


So this season I am going to grow veggies and flowers both from seed indoors, seed outdoors, and bought as starters.


Seed indoors: Storage onions, Cool Wave pansies, nasturtiums, morning glories, beefsteak tomatoes, green peppers, yellow peppers, jalapeno peppers, cucumbers, watermelons, and cantaloupes.


Seed outdoors: Peas, leaf lettuce, head lettuce, mesclun mix, arugula,  swiss chard, spinach, carrots, green onions, yellow beans, green beans, basil, parsley, rosemary.


Bought Starters: Eggplant


Starters from family: Oregano, chives, mint






The plants I'm seeding indoors will start with the onions in mid march, and then roughly follow the order they are listed above, with the pansies being started 10 weeks before the soil has warmed (after last frost), to the cucumbers and melons which will only be started 3 weeks before the soil warms.




If you have a small garden, I really recommend just buying starters yourself. This year I still have seeds left so I'm going for it. Next year, I will likely just sell the light and buy starters once it's time.