Signs of Spring

Here are a few quick ways to tell spring is getting close in our house. Jeff is itching to get things in the ground. Sadly, our frost date is still a month and a half away, but there are a few things we can do in the meantime and a few plants that we can get in the ground earlier.

We've started broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage seeds in cups. We never have much luck sprouting the spring veggies, but we always try.  We love starting seeds in party cups from Dollar Tree.

We also start them in the peat pellets in a mini-greenhouse with a heating pad underneath. I lose half of my kitchen this time of year.

And when that doesn't work, we go out and buy the plants. Only trouble with this is they all mature at the same time! It's pretty tough to eat 70 lbs of cabbage in a week, but we'll talk about preserving food later. Above is romaine lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower.