The inaugural post for the 2022 gardening season, #garden2022.
On a beautiful, snowy Sunday morning, the first thing to do is make brunch and begin contemplating the seed options. Luckily, none of this will cost us anything since we have so many packets of seeds leftover from last year. We also have the incubator, heating mat, lights, starter pots and soil.
The first batch of seeds has been chosen for the first phase of planting:
| Burpee Organic Jalapeno |
| Cayenne Blend |
| Corn |
| Dahlia |
| Fish Pepper |
| Habanero |
| Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper |
| Luffa |
| Park’s Whopper Jalapeno |
| Passion Flower |
| Santake Chile |
| Thai Basil |
| Thai Bird Chilli |
Planting grid in the incubator:
| Row 1 | Row 2 | Row 3 | Row 4 | Row 5 | Row 6 | Row 7 |
| Passion Flower | Thai Basil | Thai Bird Chilli | Park’s Whopper Jalapeno | Burpee Organic Jalapeno | Corn | Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper |
| Dahlia | Thai Basil | Thai Bird Chilli | Park’s Whopper Jalapeno | Burpee Organic Jalapeno | Corn | Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper |
| Luffa | Cayenne Blend | Thai Bird Chilli | Park’s Whopper Jalapeno | Burpee Organic Jalapeno | Corn | Fish Pepper |
| Santake Chile | Habanero | Habanero | Park’s Whopper Jalapeno | Burpee Organic Jalapeno | Corn | Fish Pepper |
Everything is labeled:
24 pots in total, ready to grow!
Below, the heating mat set to 90 degrees. I’ve found that this is important in order to get a good germination:
Initial heating temp is 80°F, but will get raised to 90°F.
The temperature sensor for the heating mat is lowered through a vent in the top of the incubator and set to rest between the pots:
The final setup in the east-facing kitchen window:
Our happy new garden in the kitchen. The blinding light is the snow. 🙂
