Day 5 of planting

Oh my god things sprouted!

Thyme in the foreground and oregano:

Closeup of the thyme: Aren't they adorable with the little leaflets?

Not a very good picture, but closeup of the oregano. You can see the little seeds sprinkled on top. I originally planted those about 1/8 of an inch, but then the detailed directions told me to just sprinkle on top. So I sprinkled more on top. I don't know if you can see it, but the seeds have cracked their skins and sent out roots. I'm sure in the next few days I'll be able to see leafs and such.

The tarragon. You can see one little leaflet in the picture, but there are others coming up.

Also, I know my tomatoes are sprouting too. I can see their stems trying to clear the soil. Couldn't really get a good picture.

As for the other plants that I have, nothing has died yet, so that's good. Everything been nice and wet because of the rain. I'm just a little worried about the temperature because it has been pretty cold for the past month or so, with the strange exception of a few warm days. I made little green houses for the plants with clear cellophane from flower bouquets. Once the seedlings grow bigger, I'll have to scavenge for some two litter soda bottles to put over the pots for a mini greenhouse.

First hurdle cleared. Next one is coaxing them to actually feed for themselves. I usually have a bit of problem with that stage as it seems like growth just stops with maybe two sets of leaves. We'll see when we get there.

In other news, I checked on the worms and they are acclimating it seems. I lifted the top bucket with the castings and without even stirring, found quite a few worms moving around in their new home. Meanwhile, I've been chopping up kitchen scraps and saving them in a trashcan along with the extra newspaper and leave cuttings so they can get started with composting before I feed everything to the worms.