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May is here! The plants didn't die while I was on my work trip. Everything is looking good and growing nicely. Lowe's has petunia hanging baskets on sale for 2 for $20, so I had to get them. Normally they are like $20 each.

The strawberries are starting produce a ton of flowers after I gave them fertilizer. It's supposed to be in the 70s for the next couple of weeks and not freezing temps. Our last frost date is supposed to be May 15th, but it's looking like we might not have anymore frosts. I am going gamble with the Dahlias and planted them in a bigger pot.

The ginger is growing like crazy now! I will be potting up the tomatoes today.

The peas, carrots, dill, and flowers have sprouted. I started hardening off the herbs & overwintered Habenaro pepper I had indoors. 

I have bought myself a compost tumbler that fits on my balcony. This is the vivosun 43gal dual bin where you can fill one side to let it compost then fill the other side. This will be a big upgrade from make DIY bucket compost. I have added my already started compost on the left bin to continue to break down. I added all of the garden waste I had from old plants.

In June, I will start the 30 day series where I add something everyday and show you the proccess of how it's going.

It's another week in the garden. The Dahlias are getting huge! They are starting to grow side shoots where pinched off the top. Instead of 1 bloom of flowers it will branch into 2 flowers. 

The lemon balm & catnip are doing great. I have put out the chocolate & Pineapple mint outside in the herbs shelf.

The tomatoes, Marigolds, & Zinnia sprouts are looking real good! Ginger is continuing to sprout and I can't believe it wants to grow!

I have moved 1 of the peas sprouts outdoors since it is about 5 inches long. It was reaching the top of the light. It is the only one that has sprouted currently as of the 5 that I planted.

Outside, we have some lettuce, flowers, spinach, & radishes sprouting.

My partner's sister gave me some of her extra mullein and peppers plants to grow! 

I am not giving up, but the peppers are stunted. Do they look like they grew any compared to last week? I am saddened by them not doing well this year. I just need to have patience and maybe by the time they go outside they will grow a lot more once they get the sun and heat. All gardeners run into issues every year. I'm not going to let it get to me. 

Some of the other herbs seedlings gave died also, but everything else is doing wonderful. 

The outdoor peas have no sprouted yet so, but once they do I'll be comparing which ones do best with sprouting indoors vs outside

The Garden is just booming with growth! The garlic greens are about a foot tall! Can we say you can grow garlic in containers on a balcony!

All of the zinnias, Marigolds Basil and Tomatoes have sprouted. Last year it took the basil awhile to actually sprout so I am very pleased they are growing. 

The catmint and lemonbalm are doing fantastic in their new bigger pots. I am not sure if the sage with survive. Some herbs are hard to grow from seed. I also have trouble with Thyme. 

For awhile I didn't know if the ginger was going to do anything. That lil nub is it starting to sprout too! It will be indoors for awhile until temps are in the 70s outdoors. It thrives in tropical weather. 

You can see in the TP roll that a lil pea has sprouted too! I will be comparing the growth with the indoor seedling vs outdoor seedling of peas side by side. The outdoor seeds haven't sprouted yet. 

Last but not least, the Dahlias are getting too big for being inside. I might start bringing them outside if we have some nice days in the 70s. Next week the weather is supposed to be only in the 50s-60s. As long as they get some sunlight they should be fine until I can put them in the bigger pots. 

I am also excited that I got a solar drip irrigation that I will be using for the peppers to help me water. Having soo many containers makes it to wear I have to fill my watering can like 2 or 3 times. 

2 Months have already gone by since I started these pepper seedlings. They are still slowly growing. If you grow spicy chili peppers from seed you really need patience. They take so long to grow from seed, but very rewarding if you do grow them. That's why a lot of people buy starts from their garden center or nursery. I will probably buy a couple of pepper plants at the nursery next month since these peppers are growing so slow. They are behind and I hope they aren't stunted due to me going on vacation. I used a different seed starting mix so that could also be why they aren't doing as good as last years.

Since I overwintered the Habanero pepper plant I will definitely be getting peppers way earlier. They already are producing flowers. 

I will still keep wishful thinking that the peppers will do okay this year. On the bright side we are looking for a house to buy so I can look forward to having a seed starting room and also a yard for a garden.

The Zinnias & Marigolds sprouted in just 4 days.

For the zinnias I plan to pinch the top stem once it has 3 true leaves to encourage branching and get multiple blooms on 1 plant. I will be showing a video on how I do that once it's time.

Once frost has past, I will also be direct sowing more Zinnias & Marigolds outside to have all the flowers!

Tomatoes and summer flowers have been planted indoors in these Epic Gardening 6 cell seeds! I also planted a Mystery Seed!

Varieties:

Tomatoes 🍅

• Cherry Falls
• Supremo
• Tropical Sunset

Flowers 💐 

• Peppermint Stick Zinnia
• Lilac Emperor 
• Naughty Marietta Marigold
• Little Hero Fire Marigold
• Red Cherry Marigold

Last year I started my tomatoes with my peppers and that was a mistake. The tomatoes grow a lot faster, unlike the peppers where they grow way slower. Especially the hotter the pepper, the longer it takes for them to grow. The tomatoes outgrew and got too big before I could put them outdoors. Almost like the Dahlias currently. 😅

Stay tuned where I will direct sow cool weather crops. outdoors.