Meanwhile, Back at the Bat Cave...

WE'VE GOT SPROUTS!!
Here are the bean varieties we planted. All have sprouted and are excited to get growing. The tall one there is the French climbing bean.
Of notable mention: we have both pole beans and bush beans and we'll be planting them around the house and at the community garden next month. We hope to have many, many beans so we can dry them for soup in the winter.
We will also attempt to can some in bean salads to see how that turns out. It will all depend on our crop of beans!

These are the cucumbers. We planted two species last year, both of which performed well. This year only one of the species has sprouted, so I don't know if there is a problem with the other one, or if they are just slow to start.
Hopefully they will produce like last year, where we had tons of cucumbers for salads, pickles and random munching when in the garden.
These are the lovely flowers we've planted. All have sprouted and are are raring to go. This small collection includes Court Jester Chrysanthemums, Jolly Jester Marigolds, Bishop's Children, Petunias (two varieties, one vining, one an unknown species given to us by our neighbor), and Snap Dragons. They are getting double light exposure between the East facing window and the grow-lights above them.
These tall ones here are the Painted Lady runner beans. They are more for show than food, and since they only produced four usable seeds last year, that's a good thing I guess. We plan these to grow up the wall of our garage and at an Ivy League flavor to our secret garden. They mix well with the morning glories and cukes and create an interesting wall covering.
Lastly here are the many pepper varieties we've planted. They require special conditions to germinate, so they've been sitting in the grow tray, warmed by a heating pad for the past several weeks. They are nearly all sprouted and ready to move into a slightly more challenging environment to start the hardening off process.