Seeds Anyone?

It is time. Time to stand up and get ready for Spring. So, I am going to take the bull by the horns and plant some seeds! This year I do not want to wait til April to put that first seed in dirt. So, I rummaged around in my pile-o-pots and found some empty six packs and a whole stack of 2-3 inch pots. I bought some new soil and a whole bunch of seeds. (Note to self - Do not take Jesse with you when you go buy seeds next year. He is like a kid in a candy store. Plus, he forgets you don't like very many vegetables.) I went home and started planting. I planted corn, bean, peas, snap peas, several types of peppers (thanks Jesse,) eggplant, squash, butternut squash, cilantro, watermelon and cantaloupe.
Then, I sat down and planned my garden. Oops! Should have done that first. Found out I needed lots more corn, peas, and blackbeans. Plus, I need to figure out something for the butternut squash. I really don't have room for it in my raised beds. I was planning on doing something for the watermelons and cantaloupe outside of Fortress Veggies. I guess I can do something special for the butternut squash, too. But seriously, what am I thinking?! I don't even know how to cook butternut squash!
Any way, I put them all in the sun room to soak up some sun without being dragged across the lawn by Molly. Which caused a recent discovery. While the sun room has tons of windows and wonderful light, it faces north - yes! NORTH! - it is cold in there all the time. So, now I have a radiator heater in the sun room. Sounds kinda redundant doesn't it?

On Tuesday, I planted the extra corn, beans, and peas. I also planted some flower seeds; including moss rose. Did you know they don't give a single instruction on how to plant moss rose? Nope you are on your own. So, after opening the packet and barely seeing the almost non-existent seeds, I sprinkled a tiny amount on each planter. Unfortunately, I wasn't as even handed as I thought. They have already come up and are painfully demonstrating that I either need glasses or a better seed distribution system. Some have 20+ little seedlings. Some have only 2-3. Guess which number I thought I put in each planter. I wondered why the seeds didn't seem to go very far. Oh well. Guess Farmer Tammie I'm not.