Before we planted our seeds, I did my gardening research. We planted most of our seeds at the end of April, which is normal. Unfortunately, you are not suppose to plant seeds if they are old. Who would have thought seeds have an expiration date, but then again, I guess everything does. Most of our seeds we obtained from the Community Garden organization, all of which were donated probably five to ten years ago. Needless to say, our old seeds did not grow, but the carrots and broccoli seeds that I bought this year are flourishing. In order for our garden to succeed, we needed to cheat a little bit.
I did some more research and found an organic nursery called George’s Market in Latham. They took some of the dirty work out of gardening by growing the seeds for us. So, what’s new on the menu?
chives
eggplant
parsely
green peppers
Arugala and lots of other green lettuces
fennell [Sam thought he was buying dill]
We also bought thyme and pineapple sage for our potted herbs on the front stoop. Hopefully, we can make back the $70 we spent on our planted veggies by not having to buy any of them at the grocery store!
Before
After we planted
Leave a Comment