Zone 9b. Total amateur here, what little experience I have is in houseplants and succulents. Please don’t roast my set up, my ADHD self got excited about the seeds from my local library and planted them before doing any research. I also threw them in soil before I had any markers thinking I’d remember what they are, but here I am 🙃
Seeds I planted: radish, broccoli, basil, spinach, kale, bell pepper, and tomato.
I looked up photos of seedlings for each of the types of seeds I planted and nothing looks like these. They have a single sprout with no visible leaves like all my other seedlings have. Planted 4/5, pictures taken 4/13.
FWIW, my backyard where these are living has grass where some parts have gone to seed and it’s been windy lately.
So, am I growing grass or the vegetables/herbs I’m hoping for?
by clumsygrace
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You are indeed growing grass
Either grass or the start of garlic?
Good news is what you planted may still germinate if only a week has passed. I’ve found heat mats and grow lights help germination immensely. Glad you’re getting into gardening, fellow ADHDer and it’s a great hobby because you can hyperfocus in spring, let it simmer the rest of the season, and you get a break in winter to not get bored! Best of luck!
Not the cool kind of grass but it’s grass.
It looks like you grabbed dirt from outside. All those big chunks are going to block some seeds from germinating, and the heavy soil will make it tougher for them to make their way up, plus the microbes in it will attack more of the seeds too.
For the highest chance of success, you’ll want to use light and fluffy (and moist but not wet) seed starting mix.
Plus you will want to look up the right months to plant your crops since that’s a pretty wide mix (ineffective) for April for 9b.
It’s definitely not tomato’s.