First Gardening Post

Lots of roots!

I started seeds back in March. I am behind on sharing my 2025 gardening adventures. This is my first gardening post of the 2025 season.

I no longer use the small pots for starting seeds. The plants seem too prone to going leggy or getting root rot. I use larger 4 inch starter pots, and then transplant when they've outgrown those.

A nice, thick, ball of roots is what I'm hoping develops. This tomato held the dirt together when I removed it from the original pot.

​Another change I'm experimenting with this year is leaving the grow lights on 24 hours a day.

I am not rushing to put delicate plants outside. As you can see in the photo below, we're still getting snow. Sure, gardeners can push the season back by covering plants with all sorts of clever tents and tubes of water, but I've got too many writing projects going to expend that much energy on the garden.

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