Yesterday, the last of the seeds I ordered finally arrived. So, I started my Giant Musselburgh leek seedlings (in just two regular 2.5 x 2.5 inch square pots). I did not set up grow lights & heat mat yet but instead just put those two pots on a radiator to germinate. I had a lot of seeds left over from previous years and therefore did not have to buy as many this time around. I mostly got a few disease-resistant varieties of cucumbers, zucchini, and kale plus early tomatoes and bolt-resistant spinach. And flowers. We shall see whether the disease-resistant varieties will make a difference. I sure hope so, as I have been having major issues with powdery mildew, which affected curcubits resulting in the plants to wilt and die prematurely. So, it is leeks for now. In a couple of weeks, I will start hot peppers, kale and some flowers.

I also started my ginger yesterday. I bought some organic ginger at Whole Foods making sure it had a lot of “eyes”, from where the new shoots will sprout. I soaked the ginger for 24 hours in water to remove any added growth inhibitors and then placed small pieces on moist coconut coir before covering them with more coconut coir. Admittedly not very photogenic, but here we are.