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…