Cheapskate Garden Tip 4

Seeds, yes, seeds.
Seeds are so cheap compared to plants. I bought some seeds half price last week, for 79 cents a pack, from a major company.
For a wider variety of seeds you will probably pay full price, which is often under $2.00 a packet.
I bought some Botanical Interests seeds, Baby Round Zucchini and a Kohlrabi and Sugar Peas, for a total of about $6.00, and which will produce a bounty of vegetables, or that is my plan!
For sure fire results I find that the most reliable sprouting is from large seeds: zucchini, bean, pea seeds are big and packed with nutrients so are very dependable in sprouting. Carrot, radish, lettuce, mustard and Swiss chard have tiny seeds, yet are dependable too. I grew the Bright Lights Swiss chard from Burpee pictured here and it really has gorgeous stems of yellow and pink and red.

Our Tabby Cat is Thwarted in His Quest to Nap

Do you know and love a tabby cat, like we do?
They are affectionate and handsome, yet not perfect.
Our tabby, Big Boy, is looking thwarted in this photo. Yesterday I planted parsley seeds in an old wooden planter, and put bamboo stakes in it, to keep Big Boy from taking his daily naps there, on top of my tiny seeds and soon to be, seedlings.
My husband had the brilliant idea of adding an old refrigerator shelf to the covering, held in place by the bamboo stakes.
Big Boy is dismayed and confused as he contemplates how to take his nap on the nice fresh potting soil, and I hope he gives up, cuz we loves our parsley. I usually buy one or two parsley plants but found seeds on sale and am giving them a try.
I bought Extra Curled Dwarf from Burpee; we also enjoy the Italian flat leaf parsley.