Spring is one of my favorite seasons each year. The ground is beginning to stir with new life and after a winter of being dormant, plants, grasses, and even trees are ready to awaken and continue the growing cycle. Beauty of the green variety is just around the corner.

Today is a warm 70 degree March day in Missouri. The air smells of spring - fresh and new. I took a walk around the neighborhood, becoming quite warm having worn a tee shirt as well as a sweatshirt. Returning to our apartment and shedding the sweatshirt, I decided to plant a container with peas. One needs to get creative if one wants a garden while living in an apartment setting. The only soil I have here is medium for house plants; however, that is not a deterrent. This is a wonderful day to plant, so I drag out the potting soil and begin to fill my planter. Poking peas into the soil I realize there is some food already in the mix. Now I’m wondering when I will need to begin with the supplements. Giving the seeds a good drink of water, I promise to give them the very best care of which I am capable.

My plan is to watch the weather very attentively. The pea container comes into the house when temperatures reach freezing or below and is placed back outside as things warm up.

After the seedlings sprout and are one inch or more in height, my plan is to fertilize them every two weeks. Since the medium already has food added, giving the plants additional food will need to be carefully monitored.

Planting peas this early in the season in a container is an endeavor I’ve never before tried. It will be interesting to see if they even sprout. Stay tuned.