The nice part of having a greenhouse is that even when it is cold and icy outside, like it is today, it is still warm inside. The weather doesn’t affect the blooms and gardening tasks can go on.

I am knee deep in seed starting right now. There are tiny seedlings under grow lights, pots of seeds that are trying to germinate as well as bags of seeds wrapped in damp paper towels laying in the greenhouse, in the refrigerator and in the freezer. Checking the bags and pots daily can be a daunting task at times.

I like using damp paper towels to germinate seed. It not only allows me to see when the seed actually begins germinating but if there is a problem, I can isolate it and try to correct it.

In addition to the usual seed starting tasks I had to do today, I potted up two bulbs I have been growing in small pots for some time.

The first one was Chlorogalum pomeridianum. Although this one has never bloomed for me – and truthfully may have been grown from seed – the leaves are coming out nicely this year and the bulb was about the size of a small tulip bulb. This one blooms in the afternoon so will be a good fit for my evening blooming garden.

The second seed grown bulb I potted up was Eucomis comosa, which was grown from seed. The leaves of this one have not unfurled yet, there is just a green stalk coming out of the ground. It has not bloomed but being as it is a younger plant that does not suprise me.