Apparently onion seeds are only good for one year, because none of them sprouted. Leeks and kale did sprout. Nothing from the cactus seeds, so I am giving up on them. The lettuce mix did much better after I got the grow light. I harvested the first batch last week for salad, and will probably harvest more this week too.
Spring planting schedule:
sources:
SS = Seed Savers; SoC = Seeds of Change; HMS = High Mowing Seeds; ex = online seed exhange; Stefanie = chile pepper seeds from Stefanie Hartmann; Lowes = obtained from a vegetable/fruit purchased at Lowes; TSC = Territorial Seed Company; BI = Botanical Interests
| Plant | Planting date | In/Out | Transplant date | Comments | Harvest Date | Comments |
| chocolate bell (SS) 2007 | Feb. 15 | in | May. 5 & 19 | | | |
| lemon drop (Stefanie) 2006 | Feb. 15 | in | -- | couldn't get it to sprout | | |
| paprika (SS) 2006 | Feb. 15. | in | May 19 | died before harvest | | |
| poblano (SoC) 2006 | Feb. 15 | in | May 19 | in green pot on deck | | didn't produce much |
| red chile (Stefanie) 2006 | Feb. 15 | in | May 19 | in green pot on deck | 8/15 | only two peppers for first harvest |
| cubanelle (Lowes) 2006 | Feb. 15 | in | -- | never sprouted | | |
| yellow tomato (Burpee) 2006 | Feb. 15 | in | April 28 | not prolific. | July 21 | |
| cherokee purple tomato (ex) 2006 | Feb. 15. | in | April 28 | tasty! not prolific - seems to produce less in heat | July 21 | |
| large red cherry tomoato (ex) 2006 | Feb. 15 | in | April 28 | prolific. | July 21 | |
| black plum tomato (ex) 2006 | Feb. 15 | in | April 28 | prolific. seems unaffected by diseases. | July 21 | |
| Fall leeks (SoC) 2006 | 2/24, 5/19 | out | NA | | | |
| cilantro (SoC) 2006 | April 28 | out | NA | next to tomatoes | didn't grow | |
| red romaine (SoC) 2007 | Feb. 24 | out | NA | 5/19 -- only 2 plants | | |
| bibb lettuce (Wetsel) 2005 | Feb. 24 | out | NA | 5/19 -- no growth | | |
| red ursa kale (SoC) 2005 | late Jan. Feb. 24 | in out | Feb. 24 NA | 5/19 -- looks good and big | ~May | |
| bloomsdale spinach (SoC) 2007 | Feb. 24 | out | NA | 5/19 -- spindly and bolting | | |
| musselburg leek (SS) 2006 | late Jan. 2/24, 5/5, 5/19 | in out | Apr. 10 NA | | | |
| sugar snap pea (SoC) 2006 | Feb. 24 | out | NA | 6" tall and small peas 5/19 | ~June 1 | harvest earlier next year |
| dragon carrot (SS) 2007 | March 4 | out | NA | in box with added vermiculite | June 12 | |
| mesclun mix (HMS) 2007 | March 4 | out | NA | 5/19 looks peaked | | |
| Edamame (BI) 2006 | May 5 | out | NA | need vertical support | July 3 | |
| Italian large-leaf basil (BI) 2006 | May 5 | out | NA | | | |
| yellow summer squash (SoC) 2007 | May 5 | out | NA | | July 28 | LARGE bush plant. |
| mini-white cucumbers (SS) 2006 | May 5 | out | NA | need at least 1 cage/3 plants | July 3 | fried by heat wave mid-August, but a few still on the vine |
| Kentucky wonder beans (Burpee) 2006 | May 5 | out | | need trellis by 5/19, at least 6' | July 10 | pretty much fried by mid-August |
| picnic watermelon (SS) 2007 | May 5 | out | NA | vines grow everywhere! | | Tend to split, but, can still be harvested. |
| Sakata's sweet melon (ex) 2006 | May 5 | out | NA | didn't grow | | |
| collective fmw's melon (ex) 2006 | May 5 | out | | Little success with vine, possibly due to deer munching. | | |
| Little River lettuce (TSC) 2007 | May 5 | out | NA | grew pretty well | late June | |
| nematocidal marigolds (SoC) 2007 | May 19 | out | NA | | | |
| borage (SoC) 2006 | May 19 | out | | blossoming mid-July | | |
| purple bunching onion (SoC) 2007 | May 5 August 12 | out in | NA | | | |
| goldmarie bean (SoC) 2007 | May 19 | out | NA | easier to see (& harvest) yellow beans | July 14 | fried by heat wave mid-August; watch out for evil beetle that eats it |
| butternut squash (SoC) 2007 | June 23 | out | NA | first planting didn't grow | | |
| red oakleaf lettuce (SoC) | April 28 | out | | in planter on deck | July 9 | final harvest August 20 |
| green oakleaf (SS) | August 11 | out | | in planter on deck | | |
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