Spring’s Second Seed Planting
Sep07

Spring’s Second Seed Planting

Just a couple of quick seed plantings this week. Purple King beans and Nasturtiums. The beans are pretty old seed so may not...

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Spring’s First Seed Plantings
Aug31

Spring’s First Seed Plantings

With Spring only a day away (or already here by some 9 days or so if you go based on the Solstice dates as I always figured you should), it must be time to get some more seeds in. Today I planted some Cucumbers (2 types) and some Sweet Corn. Those should be no problem. Perhaps more interesting, I broke out some old seeds I’ve had for a few years, so which may no longer be viable. This included Australian Baobab Tree, Cheddar...

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Tomatoes From Seed – My First Time (and some other stuff)
Aug24

Tomatoes From Seed – My First Time (and some other stuff)

My first attempt at growing tomatoes from seed. Usually I forget about it until late in the season then grab a few advanced seedlings/plants and stick them in. Let’s see if I get a better crop by doing it properly this time. Five varieties started today: San Marzano, Cherry Cocktail, Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Tommy Toe. I want to also get some of the Lemon Drop type in, but haven’t got the seeds yet. Also in today,...

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