What's happening in the garden?

I find that planning when seedlings should be started is a first step.  The seed catalogs come out in early January (and aren’t they mouthwatering!).  I choose what to order, combined with seeds that I’ve collected over the previous season and then plan when to start what.  I generally start seeds in mid February. Why so early?  I used to start them all in April, but found the basil peppers were smaller than I’d like (hence taking longer to fruit), and the morning glory was still under developed by planting time.
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