Seed starting.

I am a little later starting seed this year.  Last year I started some in February and they were just so leggy and overgrown by the time it came for planting outside. So now a little later, except for Ranunculus flower that I started in late February 

I have not grown these before.  I do love eating these by themselves.

Ranunculus bulbs I soaked overnight in water a few weeks ago, maybe three weeks and they are really growing well.  

March 2nd about when I took this picture

I purchased from Amazon a few grow lights and they seem to help.  I ordered a shelving unit also that I put together with rollers.

Not bad at all to assemble.   I have this in downstairs spare room for right now.  I will put these out in my tiny greenhouse that is just a metal frame with plastic cover.  Works o.k. on my patio to hold the seedlings and it stays pretty warm at night after a warm day with a bag or two of sand I sometimes put at the bottom to hold it in case of high winds or gusts.  

An assortment of herbs.  Not all will do well.  I usually plant three in a pot together and keep on the patio to be cut for dishes I am making. Good to have fresh herbs.  I do dry some for the winter to have on hand.  I do see I am missing some dill and thyme not in the cells here. 

I got some of the tulip bulbs I ordered in the pots late and some daffodils.  Will see what happens with them.  I have already planted a few at the lamp post in front yard. 

This poinsettia I purchased in late November from Home Depot is still looking so good.  I can't get over how long this plant has flowered and still no sign of dropping petals yet. 

This orchid I got from the Children on Valentine's Day has been repotted.  It is still in flower, but I noticed that the roots on top or tendrils, I do not know what they are called, looked shriveled, I soaked a few minutes in water and let them drain really well and now it all looks good. 

There is a smaller one on the table behind it that I repotted also.  It had some pretty lighter flowers, but I broke them when I took the little stake out.  

An azalea that sprouted off from another in the yard I pulled up and potted a few days ago.  They always do well until I find another place for them. 

I have this dogwood the third season in this teensy pot that I really didn't think would live but it has, and it has little buds where the leaves will be.  I am going to put it in a larger pot for right now.  

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ― Charles Dickens