As of End of January

We bought a Gerber Daisy last year. It's done well and we like it lot. I broke off four bits of the plant to try to start some new ones and three of those are doing very well. One has even bloomed.

So far, this is the lone Zinnia from the seeds we saved from last year. (It's too early to start these now but I planted a few to test the viability of our seeds.) Am also testing some leek seeds, esperanza seeds That we saved. Although too early, I've planted a few Cilantro and Bell Pepper seeds that we bought, with the plan to grow them long enough inside to transplant to the garden.

I am starting some of the "plant indoors 6-10 weeks before last frost" seeds - Salvia, Sanpdragon, and Shasta Daisy.

The Chocolate Coleus seeds that we saved from last year are very tiny. Just a few have sprouted. If these survive, these plants will be 3-4 feet tall later in the summer.

The Esparanza seeds that we saved from last year did not sprout. I have some that stayed on the plant longer and will try those. Today or tomorrow I'll plant two varieties of Heuchera (Coral Bells). I'm waiting for the right time to plant other seeds we've bought - Black-Eyed Susan, Blanketflower (perennials) and Zinnias.

Here's the 2009 "Greenhouse"

I did consider building an inexpensive 8x10 greenhouse from PVC pipe and plastic film but decided not to do that. For now, we've borrowed the nook to start some seeds and to try a little propagation from cuttings. There's also a small work area there. The seeds we're starting first are Shasta Daisy, Salvia, Esperenza, and two kinds of Coleus. We divided the Gerber Daisy we had last year and now have four plants and there are a variety of small quantity efforts at stem cuttings - both here and in our mini-greenhouse (2'x3') outside.

2009 is here

The first planting was 100 plants of 1015 Onions on 1/15. Fertilizer was tilled in before planting. Adding about a lb. lime (should have been done before planting) a week later.
These are on the south side of the shop.