I started my seeds too early this year. However, it has been somewhat rewarding to see my plants settled in and getting so big... I started seeds first by ordering a packet of this and a packet of that, looking for interesting varieties that I thought might work. I especially focused on cool season and short season varieties of peppers, lettuce, cauliflower, spinach, and broccoli so that I'd make it through the short Midwest summer and come out on top. Luckily, Minnesota also gets extremely long days of sun and is quite moist. Without further ado, here are pictures of my garden, from starting seeds to current growth!

Seed starting in the basement.

Up close and personal with the cauliflower plants. I cut bottles of all kinds in half and use them as pots.

Getting bigger and bigger... sometimes for no reason, the plants would appear to just SPRING up!

I moved some of my basil upstairs to get some real sunlight... I think they liked that.

When the plants were ready, I brought them outside to get used to the weather.

I sprinkled lettuce in the early spring, and as it started to come up it was a cheery addition to the garden.

I went away for a week to visit family and it rained the whole time... So I came back to THIS!

Notice the garden peas growing up my old Schwinn.

That is a cauliflower.

My first real harvest!!!!

The end.