Today, I started my seedlings. This is about 2 weeks later than I have done in the past (
see this blog entry).
Last year, we had a very wet and cold first months of the year. As a result, my seedlings did not develop (
see this blog entry).
Since we had a wet and cold December, I did not want to take any chances that this year will be a repeat of last year. As a consequence, I am dividing my seed starting in phases. Today, I started my Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes. Next month, I will start my Winter Melons. In March, I plan to start my Sweet Baby Girl Cherry Tomatoes.
I am planting a lot less variety of seeds than I have done in the past (
see this blog entry). This is a matter of economics (
see this blog entry). I have limited space in my garden and I get the most return from planting only Cherry Tomatoes and Winter Melons.
Another change from the past is that I am using regular 4" square pots instead of the APS-24 and APS-6 units. Since I am only planting 8 seeds, it did not make sense to use the APS-24. I also don't have to deal with Algae problems (
see this blog entry). I just have to be disciplined to water the pots regularly, as the biggest benefit of the APS units is that they are self watering.