January 2021

January is preparation month for seed starting in February. Onions will be planted first. I like to start planting the onions around Valentine's day. I've learned to attach the planting to holidays. It start way back with potatoes planted on Good Friday. March 1st will be Bell Peppers and Eggplant. Then Tomatoes March 15th and April first and maybe April 15th. 

Here is the tray ready for onions. The next step is to fill the pods with seed starting soil. It usually takes about five days to sprout onion seeds. And then we are on the way to harvest onions at the end of July. These are my babies until they go into the ground. They are pampered with care as they are fragile and tender little plants. More pictures to come. I learned a couple years ago to snip off the stems as they grow which will make the plants stronger and tough later when planted outside. Last year I had some sizeable onions but hopefully this year they will be bigger and better. I've learned that they are thirsty and hungry plants. I need to water them more and feed them way more.