Trying

Finished potting up the tomato trial finally.

The only one that didn't germinate at all was Clear Pink from Annapolis Seeds.

I have roughly 150 tomato plants, which is a lot of flats to move in and out every day, but there's no space under lights so that's what I've got.

I also have a bunch of peppers and eggplants and tomatillos and ground cherries started -- a more reasonable number -- and now cabbage and broccoli. I need to start my brussels sprouts today-or-so.

Also have rice started (!!!!!) and the usual herbs etc (sage, parsley, thyme, oregano, basil).

The favas and peas have been soaking, they need to go into the ground. I'm just hoping the voles don't eat them.

I ran out of tomato-sized pots, so I've been reusing the 500ml cream cartons from grocery store food reclamation. It's a little more work but less work and money than ordering and driving to the post office, at least per instance that I need them. I probably have another hundred empty cartons on the deck waiting for squash and cucumber planting.

I sent Josh a picture of my deck covered in flats of starts and he said, "ambitious". Except.

It doesn't feel ambitious. Ambitious is producing food like an automaton, buying the hot seed of the year and planting it to get food. Realistic is testing, comparing, getting excited, and doing the parts I actually enjoy.

Trying

Finished potting up the tomato trial finally.

The only one that didn't germinate at all was Clear Pink from Annapolis Seeds.

I have roughly 150 tomato plants, which is a lot of flats to move in and out every day, but there's no space under lights so that's what I've got.

I also have a bunch of peppers and eggplants and tomatillos and ground cherries started -- a more reasonable number -- and now cabbage and broccoli. I need to start my brussels sprouts today-or-so.

Also have rice started (!!!!!) and the usual herbs etc (sage, parsley, thyme, oregano, basil).

The favas and peas have been soaking, they need to go into the ground. I'm just hoping the voles don't eat them.

I ran out of tomato-sized pots, so I've been reusing the 500ml cream cartons from grocery store food reclamation. It's a little more work but less work and money than ordering and driving to the post office, at least per instance that I need them. I probably have another hundred empty cartons on the deck waiting for squash and cucumber planting.

I sent Josh a picture of my deck covered in flats of starts and he said, "ambitious". Except.

It doesn't feel ambitious. Ambitious is producing food like an automaton, buying the hot seed of the year and planting it to get food. Realistic is testing, comparing, getting excited, and doing the parts I actually enjoy.