These are some of the tools that I've used in my garden thus far this year. The light stand setup is an actual picture of mine. Many of the online pictures are light fixtures with only 1 or 2 bulbs, which does not cover as wide of an area. My light fixture has 6 bulbs.

As you can see, it is big enough for my greehouse lids to sit on top of it during the day so that I always have them within easy reach.

I'm so excited! My sweet bell peppers started popping up today, as did the bluebonnets. I'm looking forward to a little piece of Texas in my garden this year.

Every year I have a number of plants that overwinter and are still there when I plant next year's seedlings. This includes various kinds of strawberries, kale, celery, and basil. The basil and celery I've had for a few years now. The chives go dormant until it starts getting warm outside and then they come back to life, as do the two mint plants.

I also replace the flowers by my front door throughout the year to add a bit of cheer to our breezeway. 

I started my seedlings on February 23, 2015. A few of my plants were done a few days later, as I had to wait for the seeds to arrive in the mail.

Included are herbs (cilantro and basil), tomatoes, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, baby bok choi, sugar snap peas, artichokes, sweet peppers, jalapenos, bunching onions, yellow squash, Asian fingers eggplant, and zucchini. I'm also testing out growing flowers from seeds this year - bluebonnets, pansies, and snapdragons.

More details on what I used, the process I went through, ect. will be on my blog.

More seedlings have popped up.

More seedlings have popped up.