Seedlings

The kale and lettuce that I planted 2 weeks ago has sprouted and is coming up nicely. The kale looks great, but the lettuce is the real star - it's dark purple! I planted the carrots about a week ago, but they haven't come up yet.

My order from Salt Spring Seeds arrived yesterday. Last night I planted the Bali tomatoes and yellow lavender in pots to start indoors. The tomato really should have been started weeks ago, but I'm going to give it a go anyway. Today I planted 2 rows of the 20 lettuce blend outdoors. It'll be interesting to see what comes up from that blend.

I'm waiting on a few more seed packets to arrive. I wanted to grow fruit from seed, but berries and pitted fruit take years to establish. Then I found something great from Sunshine Farm in Kelowna - ground cherries, which are actually tiny sweet tomatillos. The flavour is described as a mix between strawberry and pineapple. But the best part is you get fruit by the end of the season.