A new year in the garden starts off with a bang

Between this year's constant snow and storms, and work being done (or, worse, not being done) on our entrance deck, I really didn't get around to getting outside to the garden until today. I looked up my plans, and realized that--surprise!--it's March. So I managed to plant most of the cool weather seed crops today. That includes kale, chard, kholrabi, and spinach.

Chard seeds (on the left) and spinach (on the right)

This year I bought most of my seeds from Seed Savers Exchange, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised by oddities. Still, these are the largest spinach seeds I've ever seen. The chard seeds look large as well, although this is only the second year I've planted chard. 

I kept away from putting out the onions. Because it looks like another storm is on the way.