Day One

Mike dropped off supplies at our house and said he'd be starting his seeds the following day. THE RACE IS on!

Supplies include:

• A tub of potting soil
• A bit over 100 seed-starting cups
• Some seed packets
• Some poly-fiber buckets (these are actually waste-baskets). The idea is to use the baskets to make upside-down tomato planters.

Last evening, Brian and I frantically poured ourselves glasses of wine so we could get to the business of planting. We carefully marked each small cup that Mike provided for us so that we would know what was growing inside. We planted:

• Super Marmalade Tomatoes
• Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes
• Sweet Hybrid Cherry Tomatoes
• "Gardener's Delight" Tomatoes
• Banana Peppers
• Jalepeno Peppers
• Herba Buena (also known as Mint)
• Cucumbers
• Radishes

Interesting note, the Mint seeds were the size and color of powdered black pepper. It is impossible to know just how many of those little suckers we planted.

Now we watch and wait...