Char's Gardening"As the Garden Grows, so does the Gardener"

I thought I would give a little update on how my garden is growing.  In my post What I Did This Weekend I built raised beds for my square foot garden.  It’s been about three weeks and I am quite pleased with the results.  The big tomato plants I bought, the rest were started from seeds.

I know, there is a lot of open space in my beds.  This is because I am anxiously awaiting the time to finally plant my first fall crop.  Most of my fall seedlings have grown enough to place in pots.  I have moved them outside onto my potting bench with a shade cloth curtain in front to protect them from the hot sun.   My plan is to start more fall seeds in about 2 weeks in hopes of having a continuous fall crop.

As I have never planted a fall garden before I am eagerly anticipating the cool weather now more than ever.  But it is still way to hot to plant outside, so I decided to make good use of the second bathroom and start my seeds there.  This seems to be the safest place away from the dog and cats who love to munch on seedlings.   I used scrap wood placing 2 x 4′s across the tub then topping them with plywood.  I purchased a shower curtain rod and hung a shop light from it over the trays.  I planted my seeds last this past Monday and most of them, except the celery and pansies, are looking good and need to be placed in pots.  I am worried that a few look a little leggy, maybe my light is too far away.   But as with everything practice makes perfect.