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These are what I plan to have in my garden, plus some spares, and others for giving away. The tomato seedlings have been up-potted to 5 inch pots and the peppers to 3 inch pots. I have already given my extra tomato plants away. Next, I will find new homes for the pepper [...] The carrot seedlings below were planted on the 24th of January. It took a solid 3 and 1/2 weeks to get seedlings this size, and they are still tiny. I used one layer of burlap over the seedlings to help keep them moist and aid in germination. I believe I only had to water them [...] My soil is workable all the time, so planting dates are determined by having sufficient sunlight and enough growing days such that the plant can mature before our heat becomes too strong and ends the life of the plant. I am not practicing true winter sowing as the northerners do. I have read about some [...] Below is a small harvest from the lettuce and broccoli. The lettuce that survived all of the frosts is still producing. The leaves are smaller in February, but I am happy with any at this point. The broccoli keeps producing side shoots. The potato box was planted on 14 February with some Red Norland seed potatoes. [...] Last night we got a surprise in the form of some strange white fluffy stuff falling from the sky. We don’t normally get snow so this was quite a surprise to many. Many of the neighbors were out last night after 9 PM to investigate, take photos, and stare in amazement at the huge white [...] |
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