seedstarting Tag Posts Index

5th Seed Starting – May 2, 2026@goldenoakfarm

Rainy spring morning Saturday morning I was up just after 6AM and got a load in the dishwasher. I got my post up and then started setting up for seed starting. My

Finishing the 3rd Seed Starting - March 30, 2026@goldenoakfarm

Thinning celery On Monday morning I wasn’t moving too fast. I didn’t get up until 6:30AM and I got my post up. Then I started checking the seedlings for light height,

The 3rd Seed Starting - March 29, 2026@goldenoakfarm

On Sunday morning I was up around 6AM and got a load of dishes in the dishwasher before starting on my post. I stopped at 7:30AM to get a shower and ready for the

Setting Up and Woodshed - March 28, 2026@goldenoakfarm

On Friday night, I had a very bad night, only 4 hours sleep. I got up at 6:30AM and got my post up. My brother was up around 9AM and we went out and emptied the

Seedlings and Setting Up - March 27, 2026@goldenoakfarm

Bathroom knickknacks done On Friday morning I was up just after 6AM and got the fires going and the cat fed. I got my post up and then got the kitchen cleaned up.

MID MARCH GARDEN UPDATE

SEEDLING UPDTE MID-MARCH! A Mid March 2026 Update on my Seed Starting, Seed Potato, and new technique for sowing Coneflower seeds. Also, a chance to Tour the Outside

The 2nd Seed Starting - March 15, 2026@goldenoakfarm

South garden – the first daffodil buds On Sunday morning I didn’t get up until 6:30AM and I got one of my posts up. It was a cloudy cold day so I got the fires going

What SEEDS to plant for March?

What to SOW, for FIRST OF MARCH! Choosing the seeds to sow for the first weekend of March! Also, I am giving a quick tour of my seedling starting shelf for 2026!

First Seed Starting – March 1, 2026@goldenoakfarm

Waiting for more snow… On Sunday morning I was up around 6AM and got one post up. When I pulled up the shades, the forecast 2” of snow hadn’t started. Tom arrived

We’re Ready - February 28, 2026 @goldenoakfarm

On Saturday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I got the fires going and the shades up just after 7AM. Next was cleaning the kitchen. I found a clay

Planning – March 1, 2026 @goldenoakfarm

The Hivegarden QOTW was planning strategies for gardens. So here’s how an older gardener whose memory was decades ago eaten by Lyme disease gets through each year.

And So It Starts… - February 27, 2026 @goldenoakfarm

Notes on setting up shelving On Friday morning I wasn’t up until just before 6AM. I got my post up, made a shopping order, cleaned up the kitchen, and did some other

Chitting Potatoes - Seed Planning - Seed Starting - by Sunscape

Well, I opened my bag of potatoes to cook for dinner and look what I found. They had been in the cold garage but with the temps so low I had brought them into the

Sowing My FIRST SEEDS of 2026!

ONION Seeds are FIRST! I have grown onions for some time, now, and am finally realizing it is an easy to grow and easy to store veggie that I can use to help me

Planning my SEED STARTING Calendar!

My BEST Seed Starter Planning After sowing seeds in my basement, and living in the same area of the country for decades, I have a really good sense of when it is

There Is No SINGLE Best Way To Start Seeds. OR, Is There?

There's all kinds of advice for how BEST to start your seeds indoors. For me, after a few different trial and error attempts, I have been starting my seeds the same

End of Planting and a June Garden Tour

June Garden Tour! Check out my garden in June of 2025! I am finally spending some time outdoors, after weeks of rains. 14 of 15 weekends of rains, and at least 1

The 6th and Last Seed Starting - May 14, 2025 @goldenoakfarm

South Herb garden – peony bud with obligatory ant On Wednesday morning it took a while to get my post up and I finally got out to the kitchen to clean it up at 8:30AM.

This is a First – April 30 & May 1, 2025 @goldenoakfarm

The big quince in the Big garden – full bloom On Wednesday I was pretty crashed from the 2 previous days. I paid bills, watered seedlings and cleaned up the kitchen

The 3rd Seed Starting – March 31, 2025 @goldenoakfarm

South – just too gloomy to finish opening… On Monday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got a load of dishes in the dishwasher, got my post up, and got a shower. Then