Baby Greens

We've had some glorious warm weather over the past couple of weeks which always ignites the gardener in me. It's far too early to plant anything as our night lows are still below freezing but it's a great time to plant seeds indoors. Our farrier told us about a tomato variety they love called Black Krim. It's got a smokey flavor they say and tastes wonderful so I bought a packet of seeds off of eBay. I added in a few cherry tomatoes and some Siletz variety as well. Germination was pretty good. I bought an LED plant light which is making them pretty happy, a little leggy but I can plant them deep to correct that. Going to have lots of tomatoes this year!

Two weeks old

 

Taken today at a month old.

I planted peas last night out in the garden along the trellis since they are more of a cool weather crop. I mulched heavily in the fall and put down cardboard where weeds were getting through late in the season. I'm excited to see if the asparagus comes up this spring as I planted quite a bit last spring. 

I also learned about cutting your store bought green onions and putting them in a cup of water to grow more. What a nifty hack to reduce buying more. I can get two more cuttings out of them after the initial cut. I make Pineapple Thai Fried Rice once a week and use the green onions in that dish. It's so good and good for you (you can leave out the oil, it's not needed)! 

Fresh chopped on the right, week old on the left.