2 weeks update...tons of sprouts!

So...here is what has sprouted so far:
18 of 24 cells of Dwarf Lupine
30 of 35 cells of Flowering Kale (I miscounted and originally said I seeded 43 cells)
0 of 20 cells of Snake Gourd (my 2 1/2 year old picked these out at Pesche's)
6 of 9 cells of Marigold Jaguar
9 of 9 cells of Delphinium (*)
2 of 3 cells of Butterfly Weed (*)
0 of 6 cells Blanket Flower (*)
2 of 3 cells Coreopsis (*)
5 of 6 cells purple & white Cosmos (*)
4 of 4 cells Yellow Pear Tomatoes
5 of 5 cells of Dwarf Curly Parsley
9 of 9 cells of Purple Ruffle Basil
1 of 2 cells of Common Chive
1 of 3 cells of Lavender Lady
10 of 15 cells of Orange Cosmos
6 of 9 cells or Marigolds (regular)
0 of 3 cells of Cleome
18 of 18 cells of Zinnia
5 of 6 cells of Hyacinth Bean (*) - ready to be transplanted
4 of 4 cells of Oceana Blue Salvia (*)
3 of 3 cells of Mixed Hot Peppers
6 of 6 cells of Genovese Basil

I also seeded Oriental poppies and blue flax in 16 oz. plastic water bottles and threw those in a sunny window sill this past week. I just checked on them and a few of the flax bottles have sprouts beginning to break through the soil.

I am going to seed up some broccoli ("George's Favorite Blend") variety and some of the tall zinnia seeds that I collected from a flower bed in a mall parking lot last fall. Hopefully the zinnia's will take as they were very pretty.

Beyond that, I'm looking forward to :

1. the Oak Park Conservatory's 20th annual herb and scented plant sale on Saturday, May 2nd - an excellent selection of herbs
2. the Mt. Prospect Friendship Park Conservatory plant sale on Saturday, May 9th - never been to this sale before
3. the Grove's plant sale on Saturday, May 16th - I bought some very nice annuals and herbs there last year at pretty reasonable prices.

Oh...and not to forget...we had a pretty decent snowfall today. Over 3 inches of heavy, wet snow preceded by a lot of rain overnight. Hopefully the perennials and bulbs outside will be o.k. with the temperature being 23 degrees tonight. A lot of the perennials have come to life in the back yard - the hollyhocks, dianthus, monarda, asters, mums to name a few. There is one perennial that is coming up in the front bed along the garage that for the life of me I don't remember what it is. The shoots are coming up a deep purple shade. If I can't i.d. from a picture of the bed from last year then I will just have to wait and be surprised when it fully develops.

I love this time of year....it's so nice to see things outside turning green again and little plants sprouting up from the soil.