seeds

(Most of) The seeds have arrived! The Herbes de Provence collection is on backorder, but tonight I planted six slots each of: Mexican tarragon, Slow Bolt cilantro, Maglia Rosa cherry tom., Chadwick cherry tom., Fox cherry tom., Santiam tom., Oregon Spring Bush tom., Red House Free Standing tom., and Crimson Sprinter tom. The tarragon should sprout first; the package says it germinates in 5-7 days. All of the tomato plants except the Santiam germinate in 6-10 days, and the Santiam and the "Slow Bolt" cilantro both take 7-14. I added the Red House Free Standing and cherry tomato seeds to the tray containing the basil. The other tomato seeds are filling 1/4 of a tray on the second shelf.

Tomorrow I'll go buy the heat mat since all the seeds except for the cilantro require a minimum soil temperature of 70F to germinate. For some reason, the range of temperatures for the cilantro is much colder: 55-65F.
It's really probably too early to be starting the tomato plants, but I suppose the worst that could happen is that they flower before it's warm enough for them to be taken outside and pollinated.