I have 3 tomato seeds that have sprouted and 3 squash seeds as well. These were purposely planted, not volunteers this time. ;) However they are calling for near 100 degrees today so I put my tender ones under the apple tree. They can stay outside without having to worry about triple digit direct sunlight to fry their tender skins. Everyone was well watered this morning, including what I believe to be volunteer sunflower seedlings. I find this only somewhat entertaining, as the sunflower seeds I planted in starter pots have yet to lift their heads after more than 2 weeks. Thank God for Mother Nature taking care of my garden as I had not had time to, and I would have nearly nothing if the Father and the Mother were not looking out for me.
And while I'm at it, an update on my blackberry bush. You may recall last year I took several cuttings from a creek on the property at work and successfully got it to root in a 1 gallon pot at home. I got some late, bitter berries last year but was satisfied that my experiment had worked. About 4 months into said experiment, I tried to move the pot and found that the roots had come through the bottom and were now firmly in the ground. After a year, we decided to plant to bush in the ground so I had to cut the roots, lift the pot and transplanted the bush 10 feet to the left. It was unhappy, then happy, then unhappy and now I think it's happy again. However, as I walked by the old location 10 feet to the right, I saw the most beautifully tender young blackberry plant growing from the roots I had left. Looks like that side of the house will be filled with blackberries!!
And while I'm at it, an update on my blackberry bush. You may recall last year I took several cuttings from a creek on the property at work and successfully got it to root in a 1 gallon pot at home. I got some late, bitter berries last year but was satisfied that my experiment had worked. About 4 months into said experiment, I tried to move the pot and found that the roots had come through the bottom and were now firmly in the ground. After a year, we decided to plant to bush in the ground so I had to cut the roots, lift the pot and transplanted the bush 10 feet to the left. It was unhappy, then happy, then unhappy and now I think it's happy again. However, as I walked by the old location 10 feet to the right, I saw the most beautifully tender young blackberry plant growing from the roots I had left. Looks like that side of the house will be filled with blackberries!!
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