Well it’s still pouring. It’s gonna be a while before I can put out my new beds and buy new soil for those beds, and I’m still wondering if my poor pepper will survive all this wet.
But the seedlings I’m starting indoors are doing great!
This was 5 days ago. The sunflower seeds are the winner of the eager beaver award for sure. Beat even the romanesco which was a surprise considering how quick cabbages usually come up.
They were next of course, and then the cucumbers and zucchini started. Only a few of the seeds seems to have been viable however- there seems to have been a few duds which is unsurprising.
I’m disappointed none of the telegraph improved have come up yet- the front row is Boston pickle. But I have more seeds so I can always give it another try.
Never bet against squash of course. Once those back kids are a little more developed I’ll stash them in the greenhouse so they can get some sun.
The sunflowers are already in the sun box which is the only dry place in the garden. It’s warm in there so maybe that 6th seed will start- but as 5/6 isn’t bad, I’m not too worried.
I finally bought some Joi Choi seeds, but they’re not coming in for a few days, so I prepared the trays for seeds early. This way I won’t have to go outside in the pouring rain to plant a few seeds.
None of the pepper seeds have come up yet but that’s not surprising at all- peppers apparently can take up to 3 weeks to sprout, they’re a little finicky.
All in all it’s quite nice to have some greenery indoors while it’s a grey mess outside, so I’m glad I’m doing this.
Of course there’s the back bed I seeded directly… which probably won’t come up at all because of the pounding it’s getting. Oh well, you win some you lose some.
In fun weather news:
Having some ground integrity issues because of how saturated the ground is getting. That’s a very heavy terra-cotta pot filled with soil and it tipped over because the ground beneath it gave way. Fun. I’m going to have to figure out if I can lay some tile or pavers underneath the pots for security.
I’m looking forward to some sun.
The Neanderthal Gardens 
You start zucchini inside too? Is that because the snails are likely to get them if you sow them directly?
If it wasn’t so rainy I’d sow them outside this time of year so I’d have one or two early plants but it’s so wet the seeds would rot. So I’m starting some now inside and in a month when they can go in the ground I’ll sow some fresh seed alongside it so I can have a longer harvest. The rain has put a kink in my plans this year for sure.
Oh, of course. We are getting the same rain. I should have thought of that; but we are not planting squash here this year.