I haven't done much gardening in my day.

I've raised some plants, but never in considerable quantities or for consumption. I've always been fascinated by plants, and I decided to grow more this year while the weather is favorable. I recently planted some vegetable seeds I happened to come by. I got pea, carrot, and pepper seeds. I didn't realize the peppers would need to be grown in small individual containers before they could survive outside, so I only planted the other two for now. I'm eyeing the emptying egg carton in the fridge and biding my time.

I hope they do well.

I'm not exactly a picture of health, and clearing out the grass can be hard work, so I made a pretty small little garden plot. I didn't count how many of each I planted, but I didn't use all my seeds for either so I can plant more later. The carrot seeds were embedded in a sort of paper tape to keep them evenly spaced. The package says plant in stone free soil, but I didn't really do much to ensure that. The peas say sow in full sun, but they are near a few trees that do cast some shade. Hopefully at least some of them live.

I'm probably going to post regularly about my vegetable gardening misadventures. Hopefully we can share relevant knowledge, dear reader. I even have a question to anybody that might be listening. Is it safe to apply fertilizer to just planted seeds, or should I wait until they're established first? I have some liquid fertilizer intended for succulents. I realize that certain NPK ratios are ideal for specific plants but I don't imagine adding essential plant nutrients is a bad idea. I just wouldn't want to overwhelm the seeds by fertilizing too early or something.

Thanks for reading.