I live in Hardiness zone 8

Note From Pseu

The pictures and updates go from oldest (top of page)

to newest (bottom of page). Scroll all the way to the bottom if you want the most recent pics! I try to make the newest update text a different color.

What Has Pseu Planted? 

Veggies

Cucumber

Lettuce

Habanero 

Bell Pepper

Bush Beans

Tomato 

Basil

Potato

Carrot

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Ornamentals

Zinnias

 

Fruits

Watermelon

Strawberry

Cantaloupe

 

Pseu's Garden Updates

02-05-26 Planted habanero and bell pepper seeds indoors!

02-11-26 First pepper seedling emerged!

02-18-26 Pepper seedlings thriving! Started lettuce and chive seeds indoors!

02-21-26 Lettuce seedlings already emerged! No chives visible yet :(

03-01-26 Fertilized seedlings for the first time (Chives refuse to sprout?)

03-05-26 Culled weakest lettuce and pepper seedlings RIP

03-14-26 Started tomato and basil seeds indoors, filled raised beds!

03-19-26 Hopefully it warms back up soon.

04-01-26 I think it's done freezing for the year. All seedlings are looking good and I'll probably just direct sow the rest.

04-14-26 Late getting started because I was out of town and didnt want to transplant beforehand.

Anyway, Im breaking my own seedling hardening guide and moved my seedlings to a place in my back yard that gets filtered sun for most of the day. Ill leave them there for a week or so before transplanting in full sun. Also planted a whole raised bed with Yukon Gold potatoes and scattered a ton of wild flower seeds! More updates and pics coming soon!

04-19-26 So it was really windy today and a couple of my tomato seedlings are completely bent over.... :( Hopefully they recover

04-26-26 Just got back from a weekend trip to the lake and the seedlings have completely taken off since I left. Its time to get them in the ground (I am so behind schedule) No signs of potato plants yet but i am seeing a lot of sprouts where i threw the wildflower seeds!

04-28-26 Potato plants have emerged!! All my seedlings are transplanted and the carrot seeds are planted!!

05/14/26 Making real progress, potatoes have absolutely taken off.

05/26/26 Went to the lake for a long weekend and came home to a lot of growth!

Potatoes were blown over by a storm but the stems aren't broken, so we are all good there. Tomatoes are starting to produce fruit!

Time to get some stakes and tie up the tomatoes, so they dont spread too wide.

06/03/26 Today was productive! I planted melons and cantaloupe about a week ago (sorry i forogt to update)

I also just planted 2 cucumber plants and two strawberry plants that I bought from my local plant nursery.

The tomatoes have been pruned and staked. The peppers are starting to bud, and I have been eating my lettuce pretty regularly!

Going forward you will start seeing the little white buckets in the background. Those are bush beans (big kahuna and tendergreen) 

I'll probably be planting 2 plants every 2 weeks or so to get a continuous harvest. Along with some flowers in their own pots here and there. (just zinnia so far)

 

 

Here are the steps required to start your own seeds indoors!

  1. Get some sort of seed tray or small pots. This could be a professionally manufactured seed starting tray, 3d printed seedling pots, or even small styrofoam cups with holes cut in the bottom

  2. Locate your light source. I use a shop-light on 3d printed stands, but you could use any full spectrum light that can be left on for around 16 hours a day.

  3. Get a seed starting mix. I use coco coir but any seed starting mix or sifted garden soil will work.

  4. Locate the starting instructions on the back of your seed package. This will tell you if they can be started indoors and how long before the last frost date to start them.

  5. Look up the estimated last frost date for your area. The farmers almanac is a fairly reliable source for this.

  6. When you reach the time frame listed on your seed packet, sow the seeds in each pot based off the seed package specifications.

  7. It is ideal to water your seed pots from the bottom and let the water absorb upward into each pot. This prevents seed/root rot and mold growth. (Don't forget to drain the excess!)

  8. Wait for your seedlings to emerge from the starter mix.

  9. Once seedlings emerge, keep light 2-4 inches away from the tops to prevent leggy seedling growth.

  10. Add a small fan that will lightly blow on your seedlings while the light is on to strengthen their stems.

  11. Once your seedlings grow their first true leaves you can begin fertilizing the starting mix once every week and a half or so. Mix to 1/4 to 1/2 the strength listed on the liquid fertilizer instructions.

  12. Two weeks before your transplant date begin hardening off your seedlings. Temporarily move them outside daily to a shady area starting at 1 hour and increasing up to 2 for the first week. Then during the second week put them in a sunnier area for 1 hour and increase from there again. (Make sure it is at least 50F outside and not super windy when you're doing this)

  13. After hardening off, transplant your seedlings into your garden!