11 months later...

Horrible, I know. I have dropped off the face of the blogosphere for 11 months! Facebook sucked me in...all my gardening adventures and photos have been posted there for the past year!

I will try to be more diligent about posting here this year. Finally, after attending the Chicago Flower and Garden Show last weekend, I have been inspired to start thinking about the 2010 garden again.

I set up a new seed starting station in my mudroom this year. Last year I had it set up in the unfinished basement. This year I went to Costco and bought some commercial metal shelving to use for the seed starting area.

I'm boycotting Jiffy pots this year - I just don't like how they never seem to break apart by the end of the growing season. Ever fall (and even following spring) I find the netting from the Jiffy pots still fully intact when I till the ground.

I have potted up flowering kale, Bells of Ireland, Jaguar marigolds, regular marigolds, 3 varieties of zinnia (that I harvested seeds from last fall) and stock which I collected seeds from my garden last year. I also have potted up Genovese, globe and purple ruffles basil, broccoli, eggplant and hot peppers. My montebresia and canna are potted up and sprouting too.