A bit of spring for you

While most of you are bundled up next to a fire with hot chocolate or tea, I am wearing short sleeves and welcoming spring already. The peas are already sending out blossoms. And our peach tree unfortunately has already begun to bloom. Today is colder then it has been for the last three weeks, at 60 degrees. Two weeks ago we were hanging out in shorts and a t-shirt at 78 degrees. I'm not ready for spring or summer yet!

Though I am making way. I built a tepee from bamboo rods for the summer peas. I've also got lots of seedlings coming up.

In these little paper pots (I used this tutorial) I've planted San Marzano tomatoes, pumpkin, cucumbers, thyme, genovese basil, rosa bianca eggplants, brazilian peppers given to me by a seed-saving friend, long Italian sweet peppers and sage. All have sprouted and are coming up nicely under the grow light I bought. I decided to do things right this year and I am happy for it. In all the previous years of gardening I have started from seed halfheartedly. I just planted the seeds, didn't water them often and hoped there was enough light. The ones that did sprout became spindly and weak. It made me sad to see life try so hard to prosper and I not giving it a helping hand, so I made a change and I am very happy about it. I see visions of future food coming into our kitchen and I am overwhelmed with delicious treats to eat.

Out in the garden now is rainbow chard, spinach, dragon carrots, beets, and peas.

If you want a good place to by seeds I get them through Bountiful Gardens and Seed Savers Exchange.

And lastly this fun baking flop my husband called "muttcakes". I tried making these coconut cupcakes using only coconut flour. The are the ugliest cupcakes on the Internet, but they are really yummy!