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I have started my seeds in the basement as well. Hubby built me a grow light shelf years ago and I so enjoy this hobby. I plant the seeds 1/31
in honor of my grandmother. Mine are doing great and am looking forward to the first week in May when it's time to plant them outside.
Your veggies all look great. You have such a green thumb, not I take that back you're whole body is green.
I have a LOT of work to get on with the young snake plants I started from leaf cuttings. I also need to repot all the houseplants I have, and divide the peace lilies. And get baby spider plants started. AND get some perennial divisions potted.
I sell all these at a little "picnic table road side stand" in my front yard.
Before becoming a strictly indoor-only cat parent, I used to have a LOT of houseplants. I don't have that many now and most of them are hanging from the cellar rafters under a grow light. The cats won't stop chewing on them if I try to keep them upstairs.
Pics of my 'harvest'.
I am going to turn over the soil to start all over again!
I LOVE gardening!!
I live 12 stories up (far less bugs) & I face west so I get a LOT of sun. Right now I have 3 different species of Tomatoes, Beefstake, a yellow kind, & Cherry, all 3 are a little over a foot tall & have MANY branches as I've been snipping the suckers (I think thats what dad called them). I have a Habinaro plant that is about 5" tall, darn thing took 2 months to sprout.. I thought it was a failed plant, but nope, its looking good. 3 Bean plants, & my suicidal Pea plant, its been giving me peas all winter long (YUM). Thats it for veggies, as I can't grow any crawling plants on the Balcony.
I have a strawberry plant that has given me berries all winter long. I accidently killed 90% of the poor plant, so its slowly recovering :(
I also have Thyme, Coriander, Dill, Rosemary, Marjarum (sp?), Lemon Basil, Parsley, Chives & several others (they slip my mind right now). I have 10 in total I believe.
The Thyme & the Parsley have been growing since last summer, so they are lovely plants & I've been cooking with them both. The other herbs are about a week old, so they are tiny; 2 haven't sprouted yet.
I need a new bag of dirt to transplant the tomatoes into their permant pots. Then I need to get a larger pot for the Habinaro, & med sized pots for the herbs when they get larger.
I LOVE plants. I also have many many many other plants in the house. When my spider Plants have too many babies, I pick some off & give hem away.