For holiday gifts this year I took organic seed orders from two friends and pledged to provide them with starter plants in the spring. This is helping to motivate me to carefully time my seed starting and transplanting so I don’t have to go back on my word.

Today, I transplanted the first batch of seedlings–over 200 of them! They included some viola, nicotiana, leek, onion, shallot, cosmos, calendula, and two types of salvia.

To keep up with my commitments I had to start more seeds today, too, including kale, collards, spinach, two kinds of tomato, cucumbers, dill, and cilantro. There are other seeds that I will start tomorrow and next weekend.

I took a few more photos of things around the garden and greenhouse today, including the first open Cymbidium flower.