The first true leaves are growing and the second true leaves are emerging on many of our cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage. Tonight we'll start tomato seeds and pepper seeds tomorrow. And if time is left, we may plant some kale and chard in the greenhouse for early harvest. The cold weather of the last few days wouldn't do much for germination in the greenhouse but getting the seeds in the dirt, shouldn't be a problem -- or maybe it's just the gardener's hands that need to dig in the dirt some. Either way, the first harvests of spring will taste great!
The cole crop seedlings have their first true leaves! Today they were transplanted to new containers that are deeper and bigger, giving more room for their roots! It was great to get a little dirt under the fingernails and smell the moist soil. I was pleased with the root growth we have and hope that the new containers will give them a boost as the leaves continue to grow. I had one loss of the Blue Wind Broccoli and loss of one of the Romanesca Veronica leaves. I'm hopeful the Romanesca recovers but the Broccoli is more in doubt. Tomorrow I hope to start the pepper seedlings with the tomatoes not too far behind!
We've had such a great start to the market season, we're ordering more pasta! We'll be adding new varieties, including dark chocolate linguine, garlic chive pappardelle, lemon garlic orzo, chipotle black bean tagliatelle, and garlic chive sea shells. The next time for the North Grand Farmers' Market to be in the mall is March 5 and 6th. We hope to see you there!
