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05 Nov 2009
Sprouts and raised beds 1
Sprouts and raised beds—they don’t go together, but they’re united by happenstance. The corners for my raised bed arrived by mail today, and this evening I ordered organic sprout seeds so I could start growing sprouts to eat—some radishes, some broccoli, and some flax see...
9°C / 49°F
04 Sep 2009
Dianthus sprouts growing 1 Happy Dianthus - 'Spooky' Showing True Leaves and New Stuff Planting & Patiently Waiting garden
One of the two cells of this Dianthus are growing fine – now have two true sets of leaves on a couple of stems. The other is still pretty much the same. They may have gotten a bit saturated with the rain last weekend. I had moved them out of the direct rain but the tray still got filled wit...
Sunny 31°C / 88°F
23 Aug 2009
Lettuce sprouts Neutral Backyard 2009 garden and Lettuce Mesclun "Valentine" mix Sprouting
First few sprouts began showing, peeking through the soil… thr sprouts are the teeny dots of green near the dying tarragon plant.
22°C / 72°F
21 Aug 2009
New Sprouts 2 1 Happy Dianthus - 'Spooky' Sprouting and New Stuff Planting & Patiently Waiting garden
When I checked this morning there was one tiny little sprout in each cell.
Sunny 32°C / 89°F
17 Aug 2009
Sprouts Happy African Wild Foxglove (Mix) Sprouting, Pincushion Sprouting, Sweetpea Bush Showing True Leaves, Nerine Sp. ...
Just to keep track of some sprouting things. And other plantings.
Hazy 25°C / 77°F
12 Aug 2009
More sprouts 1 Happy Tomatoes Sprouting, Bite Size Tomatos , Gem squash Sprouting, and Green Bean Sprouting
One of the little gem squashs has popped up :) So have the green beans. Another of the mariana tomatos has sprouted making it 4/6. None of the ‘Bite Size’ have sprouted so I am going to re-sow them this weekend. Also I will re-sow a lot of the perennial things that don’t seem to...
Overcast 13°C / 55°F
06 Aug 2009
New seeds 5 1 Happy Lettuce 2 Sprouting and Baby Spinach Sprouting
I think that the swap function is such a good idea. It’s so much fun to recieve seeds from somewhere else, like a little present in the post! And even better that it’s a present that will keep on giving :D Thanks ceae for the seeds! In other news, the first row of the second lettuce p...
Sunny 10°C / 50°F
05 Aug 2009
Tomatoes and peppers 3 2 Happy Tomatoes and Bell Peppers Sprouting
Another of the tomatos has popped up that makes 3/6. One of the sweet peppers has also sprouted and the Rajah chillis are coming along nicely.
Sunny 18°C / 64°F
04 Aug 2009
A South African Heirloom Seed Company 9 Very Happy Rajah Chillis Sprouting and Tomatoes Sprouting
Through one of the other blogs I follow I have discovered a South African Heirloom seed company. LivingSeeds They have a limited range, and not all their seeds are strictly African, but they are African heirlooms, if that makes sense? They do have some really unusual things, indegenous melons for...
Sunny 20°C / 68°F
01 Aug 2009
Sprouts update 1
I’m just now getting around to writing an update about my sprouts. I had an abcessed tooth that spread into my sinus cavity, and it took forever for the infection to go down. So, I was out of commision for awhile, but I’m feeling much better now. Anyway…. back to the sprouts. I ...
Sunny 33°C / 92°F
29 Jul 2009
Onions sprouting 2 Happy White Onion Sprouting
Had a quick check this morning and everything is looking good. I will do some thinning this weekend :)
Sunny 19°C / 66°F
27 Jul 2009
Here it comes, back again Happy Caladium Breaking Dormancy and Inside the House garden
About three weeks later than last year, but the Caladium leaf shoots have just broken through the surface. The pot has been outside in shade since mid-June and somewhat protected from the full deluge of rain we have had. But I’m sure the lack of warmth and sun has contributed to the delay.
Sunny 30°C / 86°F
25 Jul 2009
Here it comes Happy Alocasia odoara - Elephant Ears Sprouting and Outside Container 2009 garden
Starting to sprout! Everything seems to be late this year!
Sunny 29°C / 85°F
21 Jul 2009
First time growing Sprouts! 2 8 Very Happy
I’ve decided to try growing sprouts. I’ve never even eaten a sprout before, but I’ve been reading how nutritious they are. I’ve been on a bit of a health kick. The grocery stores around here don’t even carry sprouts, so the only way I’ll get to try them is to g...
Sunny 26°C / 79°F
20 Jul 2009
The first sprouts are ALWAYS the best! 2 Very Happy Lettuce Sprouting, Red Lettuce Sprouting, Radishes Sprouting, and Vegetable Patch garden
I was showing my SO what plans I had for the brid cage yesterday when I noticed that there were little green things in teh veggie square. Yup, both rows of green lettuce have popped up, one row of the red, and all 3 rows of radishes have sprouted :) yay! Indoors the beans are trying hard-I can s...
Sunny 11°C / 52°F