It felt rather ironic to be planting the first seeds 2011, in the warmth of the kitchen, while snow fell outside and the forecast calls for the most snow we've seen in two years. But being home sick meant having ten minutes to spend playing in dirt. I filled our kitchen windowsill with soon-to-be-seedlings of the tomato, eggplant and lavender varieties. One kind of eggplant, and three types of tomatoes (Couer di bue, Heinz and Mortgage Broken-- love the names!), and an experiment--lavender. I have failed at every attempt to grow herbs from seeds, but haven't tried lavender before so thought I'd give it a shot.
I planted all of the seeds in seed starting mix and in easily transplantable containers, and will set up lights the next time I'm up off the couch. Now back to snuggling with my personal heaters on this cold day, Stella Dog and Maddie kitty, and willing this winter cold to take a hike.
