Everything is growing nicely in the garden. Here are updates on individual plants (see below for pictures):
Onions: 100% of the onion sets are growing which is not surprising. They will need their first dose of nitrogen fertilizer soon.
Peas: Here we did not have a good germination rate. One square has 8 plants, one has 5 plants, one has three plants on the last one only had only one plant come up. The plants that are up are doing well. This would not be a big deal in a regular ground garden, but since we are trying to maximize yield in a very small space this will seriously affect the harvest.
Radish: We did not have 100% germination here, but because we double seeded each plant we have plants growing in most of the locations. They have developed their first true leaves so we thinned them. We will be posting a video about that soon.
Spinach: The plants are up, but still don't have their first true leaves yet. We had about 70% germination here.
Mustard and Turnip greens: These are up and doing well. They are not quite ready to be thinned. We have plants in most of the sites, but even though we double (or more) seeded, there are some spots with no plants.
Swiss Chard: It does not look like it is up even though I swear that last week there were small plants there. We'll have to see what happens.
Lettuce: Strange occurrence here. All of the green lettuce has come up, but none of the red lettuce has come up. Chris put several seeds in each hole so maybe we have a bad packet of seeds here.
Carrots: They are just starting to poke up. I counted maybe 10 plants. There will be tons more as we planted them very dense.
Cauliflower: The plant is growing, but does not look too happy. The leaves that were on the plant when we planted it look burned. I have a couple of ideas here. We purchased the plant from a big box store the day it arrived from the greenhouse. It may have not been hardened off from the greenhouse. We planted the other plants in the 6-pack, and they look the same. Remember to harden off your plants. The good news is that the new leaves look happy.
So my take away here is over plant your seeds, even with peas that usually are foolproof, and harden off your transplants.
Onions: 100% of the onion sets are growing which is not surprising. They will need their first dose of nitrogen fertilizer soon.
Peas: Here we did not have a good germination rate. One square has 8 plants, one has 5 plants, one has three plants on the last one only had only one plant come up. The plants that are up are doing well. This would not be a big deal in a regular ground garden, but since we are trying to maximize yield in a very small space this will seriously affect the harvest.
Radish: We did not have 100% germination here, but because we double seeded each plant we have plants growing in most of the locations. They have developed their first true leaves so we thinned them. We will be posting a video about that soon.
Spinach: The plants are up, but still don't have their first true leaves yet. We had about 70% germination here.
Mustard and Turnip greens: These are up and doing well. They are not quite ready to be thinned. We have plants in most of the sites, but even though we double (or more) seeded, there are some spots with no plants.
Swiss Chard: It does not look like it is up even though I swear that last week there were small plants there. We'll have to see what happens.
Lettuce: Strange occurrence here. All of the green lettuce has come up, but none of the red lettuce has come up. Chris put several seeds in each hole so maybe we have a bad packet of seeds here.
Carrots: They are just starting to poke up. I counted maybe 10 plants. There will be tons more as we planted them very dense.
Cauliflower: The plant is growing, but does not look too happy. The leaves that were on the plant when we planted it look burned. I have a couple of ideas here. We purchased the plant from a big box store the day it arrived from the greenhouse. It may have not been hardened off from the greenhouse. We planted the other plants in the 6-pack, and they look the same. Remember to harden off your plants. The good news is that the new leaves look happy.
So my take away here is over plant your seeds, even with peas that usually are foolproof, and harden off your transplants.
 Onions  Spinach |  Peas |
 Radish Before Thinning  Lettuce |  Radish After Thinning  Carrots |
 Mustard Greens |  Cauliflower |
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