Garden Prepping for 2013, Starting Seedlings

I have kept paper journals of my gardening exploits over the years.  I was discussing everything I was doing with a friend while he was over and he mentioned that I ought to start a blog and share some of the information that I've learned gardening in South Texas and may also get some advice as I go.

The climate here is so different that you can actually get two growing seasons.  March to June, and August to December.

So here it is, I did it.  Now we'll see how this year goes.

Seedlings started on the 9th of January.  Already had shoots in 2 1/2 days.

Here's what I've started in seedlings (I started more than I need - worse case scenario:

Plant                                              Sprouted
12 Cayenne Pepper                             0
12 Jalapeno Pepper                             0
4 Beefsteak Tomato's                         All
4 Rutger Tomato's                              All
4 Roma Tomato's                                3
4 Manalucie Tomato's                         2
12 Green Peppers                               0
12 Celery                                            0
6 Okra                                               All

As these mature I'll transfer them to quart containers until about 10 March when I'll transplant into grow bags on the patio.  Any extra I'll pot and give away.

This first growing season for 2013 will have the following:

1. 4x4 bed with 7 Asparagus roots that were planted last fall.  They were two year roots.
2. 10 tomato's
3. 8 cucumber's
4. 14 cayenne pepper
5. 6 green pepper
6. 4 okra
7. 5x5 bed with 'three sisters.'  40 corn, 20 squash, 28 pole beans
8. 6 celery
9. 16x3.5 various greens
10. 24 potato

I'll have some other stuff too with a window sill planter and some companion planting but I'll update that as I go.