slow

 so from all initial seeds I can see like 1/4th, and smaller than it should be

at this time, the cabbage , red cabbage and cauliflower seedlings had the 

leaves eaten completely by ... something.

I see some nasturtium seedlings coming up but I bought 4 marigold pairs and put it here and there,

also some new cabbage, cauliflower and peppers seedlings, bought yeah,

and planted some more carrots from seeds since nothing came out from original ones.

I have to say since the first time I planted it rained only for 2 days, in 2 months and was more warm than any spring...

I leave you with a picture of my dog.

Continues

 
I got a few seedlings that I planted, cauliflower, white and red cabbage:

the indoor growing ones are okeish:

except the tomatoes, all shrink and dried and died:

so sad

I got myself this for watering it and every day at latest at lunch time I do it:

but the weather is warmer, soon time to plant the eggplants , peppers and I need also to buy some tomatoes seedlings, no stress.

Start

 Yesterday I got the mail with the seeds I will use for seedlings:

I already bought last days a tray ready with cups for seedlings and a bag of seed starting mix (

) from Gamma, so I put a part of the pot ground into a carton box and mixed it with

some lukewarm water, then I filled 3/4 of each cup in the tray with it,

and since it has 40 cups I seeded 25 with cabbage

and the rest, 15, with cauliflower seeds,

both types of seed in/at like 1/2 cm depth, put just a bit more of

lukewarm water and put the tray in my attic, high on a cast:

I hope there will be a good spot as it is warm but also some light for later on, I wished it was more but yeah, what can I do.

As you can see I started with cabbage and cauliflower because I plan to seeds it both at the end of February or start of March, if the weather helps like in the last years, if not a bit late and so the seedlings will not grow way to much and start to complain...

garden

So from 1st Jan will have a (p)lot of land, a 75m² size one.

I am planning to have a no-dig garden. I will look from January for carton boxes, also will order the compost when I get an email about it from my community garden leaders ;)

I already ordered my seeds, the ones that will be planted directly into the earth later next year, around march, depending also on the weather, here in Netherlands sometimes the February is the coldest month, and it is is the only one that can bring the real ice.

I also ordered some seeds for seedlings, to grow them in house and saw the germinated and a bit grown ones in march:

Eggplant - Black Beauty - Solanum melongena

Bloemkool "Snowball X" - medium late shaved = cauliflower

Kerstomaat - Mascot  - Lycopersicon esculentum Mill = tomatoes

Paprika - Granova  - Capsicum L.

Savoy School 'Aubervilliers' = cabbage

And the direct in the ground seeds are:

VOORJAARSKNOFLOOK WITTE  - garlic

PREI - ZWITSERSE R.- HILARI - BIO - leek

PARSLEY - SMALL PEARLS - BIO

NANTES - 2 - BIO = carrots

STURON - BIO = onion

N.HOLLANDSE BLOEDRODE - BIO = red onion

LONG WHITE - ISHIKURA -BIO = green onion

DOPERWTEN EERSTE VROEGE MEI - BIO = peas

STAMSLABONEN DOMINO - BIO - beans

DILLE - BIO - 

HOKUS CUCUMBERS - ORGANIC

SUIKERMAIS - TRUE SWEET GOLD - BIO = corn

Of course when I get them and start anything will come with images ;)