Ideally, many of the seeds I started will be going in the garden this week.

The sweetpeas are starting to flop, so I think it’s time to get them outside and on a support. And remember how I said none of my Mini Mike Melons had germinated….

Take a look at the bottom and top pods!

We have sprouts!

On the porch…

It hasn’t been terribly warm, but the sunflowers are sprouting!

The tray of mixed perrenials below is in a similar state.

So far it’s just the Cosmos and Scabiosa, but the Nasturtiums are starting to show signs of life.

Outside…

The lettuces are all looking nice – in a few weeks we could be enjoying some nice salads!

We might even be able to add some radishes to it! I probably should do some thinning in those big clumps though.

The winter sow jugs are still growing along…

Some better than others but they are all growing. These will stay in the jugs for a while longer. I’ve learned not to take them out too soon.

The Cornflowers seem to have survived the squirrels digging. They’ve bounced back quite nicely!

But the big success….

I have Poppies!!! When I was buying poppy seeds, I bought two types… California (Left) and Corn (Right) poppies. As I was weeding I was thrilled to find several seedlings thriving. No idea what colours these will be – I literally took all my poppy seeds, mixed them in a bowl and tossed them throughout the bare patches in the gardens.

With the exception of these poppies.

In my fat bird planter I planted Amazing Grey. It’s a corn poppy and I’ve tried to grow it a couple times with no success. But it looks like this year is going to be the year! My hope is they all grow well enough that they get established, reseed themselves, and also provide me with some seeds to keep back and share.

I know we are really only getting started, but I already feel like this has been a very seedy successful year!