That pretty much sums up my philosophy
on gardening. I hoard seed packets, even those that have gone well
beyond their 'freshness' date. No mind, I've been able to germinate Banana-Rama pepper seed that is two years old, and as you can see they
are growing nicely! It took these little beauties about two weeks to
get going, but I'll tell you true – the effort will be worth it
this august when I'm harvesting the slightly hot tasting fruit for my salads!
My older (seed lot 2012) romaine
lettuce seeding starts are also doing very well after just a few weeks of being
grown indoors under lights! I hope to start hardening them off
starting next week (the first week of April) for planting out front.
This variety is called
Little Caesar and was purchased from the Burpee Seed
Company. These hardy and crisp leaved plants bring a lot more to the
nutritional table than does the standard loose leaf varieties! They also seem to do very well down here in southwest Missouri!
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