Let the winter catalog barrage begin!
Now that Christmas is behind us, seed catalogs have started arriving at my house, and I'm just about drooling over the gorgeous color photographs and the prospect that I might actually be able to grow the vegetables and fruit I see inside the slick covers.
My husband says he wants us to give seed-starting another try, despite my raised eyebrows and memories of brilliant failure in the past. I had resolved myself to buying tomato and pepper seedlings from nurseries for the rest of my gardening days, but he says we should give it another try.
This year, we're going to use heat mats and peat pellets. In years past, even if something grew in the seed-starting soil, its roots were not strong enough to keep the soil together when I attempted to transplant, and I ended up shocking the plants.
I am dreaming of a garden full of tomatoes, though. Who doesn't love a homegrown tomato? But I know one of the biggest fans -- my son. He's the king of eating tomatoes like apples and is recognized at the downtown Farmer's Market as the kid who eats tomatoes. Most people just can't believe it when they see a toddler devouring an entire basket of cherry tomatoes or walking around with a giant tomato in his hands.
So tonight, we're ordering what we need, and hopefully we'll be pulling out our table and lights in the next couple of weeks. If for three years you don't succeed -- try, try again, right?
I'll keep you updated.

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