The season has begun for growing food! This post will telescope a few weeks’ worth of activities. I’ve been starting batches of seeds in the basement and my bedroom window over bottom heat.

Direct-seeded snap pea in the raised bed.

A few of the earliest – kohl crops and parsley for transplanting into raised bed.

Varieties of tomatoes being grown for potential farmers’ market sales.

A number of the batches are ready and have been transplanted to their respective grow-out locations in the greenhouse.  It feels good to get the seedlings launched to their ultimate sites so I can get the next batch started using the same heat mats and trays.

A pepper plant in the aquaponic syphon bed.

The aquaponic raft bed with the new LED lighting.

Kale now with roots in the raised bed.

I have three families I am serving with a fresh produce CSA (consumer supported agriculture) this summer. Scheduling harvest dates – not just “whenever” is a new challenge to the greenhouse and outdoor garden venture this year.