Well, my 2026 gardening season has officially STARTED!
I just got done making 18 gallons of seed starter.
A mixture of composted & sifted soil, worm droppings, sphagnum moss, vermiculite, perlite, and my own banana peel liquid fertilizer.
This week, I will be starting peppers, valerian, artichokes, brussels sprouts, a few herbs, and possibly some cabbage. In the next couple of weeks, I will be starting 3 different types of tomatoes. Amish paste, cherry, and a larger tomato called Bonny Best.
I am still waiting on several types of seeds to arrive. Chamomile, lavender, calendula, 2 types of milkweed.
If I plant corn, okra, and sunflowers, they will go directly into the ground, so that will be early April.
Everything I plant, except sweet corn, will be heirloom. The sweet corn is a GMO variety called peaches and cream.
Almost everything will be started in "Solo" cups, rather than the puny little plant starting flats. The chamomile and lavender will be started in the flats though, they need the extra humidity.