Turning Over New Leaves

Anyone who knows me knows that I cannot even keep a succulent alive. My parents & grandparents both have the green thumbs in this family - and I maybe have a death thumb? I am serious...I kill every plant I touch. However, I have decided to try to start some gardening of my own. The idea came to me when I was making sheet pan fajitas one night and I was cutting up some bell peppers. I thought "There are far too many seeds in these peppers!", then "What would happen if I planted one? Would I actually be able to grow peppers?" I then decided right then and there I was going to start a vegetable garden - well hold on I was going to try and grow a bell pepper.

I started by finishing prepping the sheet pan fajitas and popping those in the oven. I made sure I saved the hearts of the peppers. I then went to go search for some small planters and some potting soil. I filled the pots and made a little circle in the middle of the soil with my finger, pushed the seeds in, and then covered them up with soil. I then added just a little bit of water and put them in direct sun. In a couple of days, I started to notice that there were some green sprouts popping up through the soil. I was ecstatic! I was actually growing something! I noticed the pot where I planted the whole heart of the pepper was growing much more rapidly than the other two where I just planted some seeds. They have been planted for about a month now and are making great progress. I'm excited to start seeing some mini peppers popping up here in the next 60 days. I used Almanac's website to get all my tips and trick to growing the perfect pepper.

I hope this story inspires you to finally start your own veggie garden! Even if it only has peppera!