Happy news!!! The tomatoes I grew from seed have started to grow their first little tiny flower trusses! look how…
Tag: seed starting
An Inauspicious Beginning
Well, it must be said: I’ve not had a great start to my planting this year. Here’s the bad news:…
First blossom! And the winner is…
I was surprised to see my first open blossom today on a tomato plant that I grew from seed! So…
Self-control when gardening
It is taking every bit of self-control I can muster to avoid planting my vegetables out right now, even though…
Italian grape
The Italian grape tomato plant — last of the seeds I stole from Italy six years ago, and the only…
Finished drip line, planting, sharing
The weather was unseasonably warm yesterday, which means a thunderstorm is coming, That meant I needed to focus on getting…
Comparing Burpee Organic Seed Starting Mix vs Miracle Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix for transplanted tomato seedlings – Results
Well, there is a clear winner in my soil medium test, and it was not the product I expected. The…
Lovely Asparagus!
We have been so busy with the wedding the last few days that I have done very little on the…
Sprouting Scarlet Runner Beans in a plastic bag
I planted some scarlet runner beans that I got from my friend, Susan, far too late last year. They came…
Comparing Burpee Organic Seed Starting Mix vs Miracle Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix for transplanted tomato seedlings
While I was pulling weeds in between my Simple kettlebell sets this morning, I found a big six plug seed…
Miscalculation
Yesterday, I started transplanting the little baby tomatoes from their clumps into larger containers where they can grow alone. Even…
Social Distancing day 16
Today it’s Sunday, and our family was able to partake of the sacrament again at home. Angel brought over some…