Seed Starts

Started 2 flats of seeds in wet seed starting mix today. Picture shown before I covered these seeds with a layer of dry seed starting mix (it wicks up the wetness from the bottom quickly, without disturbing seed placement).

One flat contains the hearty melon type plants. They will sprout over about a week and be ready to transplant into the raised bed by the end of March.

The second flat contains less hearty tomato type seeds. They will grow a bit slower and need to be transplanted into larger containers before being transplanted outside, probably in mid to late April.

Here is how the seeds are laid out in two small flats:











Roughly going left to right, the first flat contains:

1. Watermelon, Sugar Baby (1) from Bountiful Gardens 2008.
2. Honeydew, Orange Sorbet Hybrid (3) from Burpee 2008.
3. Crenshaw, Early hybrid (3) from Burpee 2009.
   
4. Butternut Squash, Butter boy hybrid (1) from Burpee 2006.
5. Cantaloupe, Honey Bun hybrid (1) from Burpee 2009.

Again, roughly going left to right, the second flat contains:

1. Eggplant, black beauty (2) from Burpee 2009.
2. Cherry Tomato, sugar snack hybrid (2) from Burpee 2009.
3. Tomato, Roma VF (2) from Burpee 2009.
4. Red Bell Pepper, Chinese Giant (2) from Burpee 2008.
5. Tomato, Brandywine (2) from Bountiful Gardens 2008.