I had such a hard time starting my sugar snap peas in soil that I started them in wet paper towel first, in a ziploc, and then transplanted them in to soil after the roots popped out. That seems to be working fabulously! I have at least 10 plants up and another 12 that I popped in to the soil on Saturday. By Sunday, I already saw green peeping up through the tops. Soon I will cut the bottom from that old 10 foot wooden ladder to make a trellis for my peas and plant them in the ground. It looks like May 26th and 27th are good moon days for planting peas.
My loofas have not sprouted yet. I planted them almost a week ago. My squash in one pot all came up at once. I'm hoping that is my zucchini - especially since I just plant them in the section of my garden where I want zukes to grow! My other squash pot didn't do so well, so, I put a pot of peas on top, and wouldn't you know it, the squash popped right up and was growing around the pea pot! So now I have at least 4 more plants. Zucchini or pumpkin? Who knows...
My tomatoes keep flopping over and I'm not sure why. One by one, they fall over as if something has pushed them. This weekend I hammered in the rest of my bamboo stakes and ran string between them, propping everything back up. I ran out of string and need to get more to finish the side bed. I planted additional echinacia since none of the seeds in the side bed sprouted, and my tiny little echi seedling is now buried in the dirt - he was too small when I planted him and he got covered when I would water. My lone cucumber looks like he sprouted a friend in the same cell. That soil I bought from SunnyWinds nursery is no good for germinating seeds - only the OSH soil seems to do well. Interesting.
My algebra final is tonight. I have to go home and bake brownies for the last class. I'll be finishing that bottle of wine after my test, in celebration of the end of this semester. Celebration only lasts 2 weeks though, before I start 6 weeks of my summer session. I swear, I'll be 50 before I get something as basic as my general studies done.
Monday, May 21, 2007
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