Seeds Are Started

Seeds are started.  I splurged this year and bought new trays and cells. 

I started the usual suspects - tomatoes, eggplant and broccoli.  No peppers this year.  You can buy bigger plants at the nurseries versus what I can start at home. 

Tomatoes

1. Bubble Bee Blend - The packet from Botanical Interests includes three different varieties/colors and the seed is purposely colored, but you need a magnifying glass to identify each of the different colors.  Plus they were a little skimpy on the pink and purple varieties.  Yes, this was an impulse purchase.  
2. Brandywine - I have not grown a Brandywine tomato in probably 10 years.  I already know it is going to taste so yummy.  
3. Cherokee Purple - Can't beat this tomato
4. German Pink -  Another great tomato.  I was thinking there is not a bad tasting tomato, but that is not true.  I have had some that were bland and too meaty.  
5. Hungarian Heart - Also known as "HH".  I have tried an orange version of the oxheart tomato, but the red it the best.  
6. San Marzano - Best tomato for my tomato and bacon jam.
7. Sun Gold - You should always grow one cherry tomato because it will always produce first and fill that need for the first tomato of the summer without waiting too long.  

Eggplant

1. Antigua - small purple (actually lavender streaked).  Eggplant are tricky and I have had the best luck with these.  Last year I kept the walls of water on them all season to see if they produced more.  My test was inconclusive so I will try again this year and see what happens.
2. Casper - white eggplant.  I can never find a white variety at the greenhouses so I start them on my own.   

Broccoli

1. Di Cicco - This is the best broccoli.  Such a silly statement, but broccoli from the garden is so much better than the broccoli from the grocery store. 
2. Summer Purple - I started this one last year and I am not sure the spears ever turned purple so I am going to try it one more year.  If it doesn't work, then it is dead to me. 

Tomatillo

1. Purple - This is the last year I am putting any effort into growing tomatillos.  There are a challenge to start.  I think I skipped trying to start them from seed last year and bought a plant instead.  It was the most beautiful plant with no tomatillos.  

So there is no confusion, I marked the new trays with nail polish

Soon, so soon!

Their happy home until summer.  Yes, I did paint the bedroom.