Yesterday's sprouts:
1 eagle pass okra
2 delikatesse cucumber
1 quadrato d'asti rosso pepper
1 black hungarian hot pepper
Today's new sprouts:
1 leutschauer paprika hot pepper
1 tendercrisp celery
2 crnkovic yugoslavian pink tomatoes
1 goldman's italian-american red tomato
The radishes look like rows of clover...
28 April 2011
Sprouts!
Hooray! Hooray!
My little seeds are sprouting without help...yay! Not only are all my radishes sprouted now and green little plantlings, but my other seed starts are popping up. I have two cucumber starts, one okra, one bell pepper, and one hot pepper. I'm so proud!
Yay!
My little seeds are sprouting without help...yay! Not only are all my radishes sprouted now and green little plantlings, but my other seed starts are popping up. I have two cucumber starts, one okra, one bell pepper, and one hot pepper. I'm so proud!
Yay!
available star-crossed references:
garden experiment,
heirloom seeds
26 April 2011
Oh, the rain
It seems as if the rain will not end. I know, I know...spring rain and all that. I just don't know why it can't rain and be sunny at the same time... I much prefer sun after all the winter gloom. It is, however, supposed to reach 70 degrees today!
My sister thinks that we can get the plants to sprout faster if we place a saran wrap tent over them to make a greenhouse. I think I will give that a try. Anything to get the tomatoes and peppers sprouted faster...
All the little radishes are wiggling their sprouts into the ground. I had to move the pot to the garage to save them from being drowned in all this rain...
My sister thinks that we can get the plants to sprout faster if we place a saran wrap tent over them to make a greenhouse. I think I will give that a try. Anything to get the tomatoes and peppers sprouted faster...
All the little radishes are wiggling their sprouts into the ground. I had to move the pot to the garage to save them from being drowned in all this rain...
available star-crossed references:
garden experiment,
local weather
24 April 2011
The Random Files: On an Easter Sunday
Today is Easter. The whole Jesus shindig and whatnot. Celebrate your own way: candy, bunnies, church, eggs, family dinners, skinned knees, wine, prayer, NCIS marathons...whatever.
Today, while trying to get the dog outside, I noticed two grackles exiting my old gas grill on the back porch. Apparently they are creating quite an elaborate nest--twigs are protruding from the front lip of the grill. It seems all barbecues are on hold as the grill operates as an avian nursery...
Spring is a time of regeneration and warm weather. Turn off the TV. Step away from the Interwebs. Put all phones--yes, that includes the cell--to ring straight to voicemail. Go outside and spend a good long time with the quiet world outside your door. What crazy sounds are the local birds making? What smells are carried to you on the breeze? When will the cicadas begin the summer hum? What stars are spinning overhead as the sun drops past the horizon?
What is your world without the chatter?
I am loving the web comic called Girls with Slingshots. I found it a few months ago and have enjoyed keeping up with the adventures of Hazel and the gang. I love the ghost kitty....Doooooooooom!
***
Today, while trying to get the dog outside, I noticed two grackles exiting my old gas grill on the back porch. Apparently they are creating quite an elaborate nest--twigs are protruding from the front lip of the grill. It seems all barbecues are on hold as the grill operates as an avian nursery...
Spring is a time of regeneration and warm weather. Turn off the TV. Step away from the Interwebs. Put all phones--yes, that includes the cell--to ring straight to voicemail. Go outside and spend a good long time with the quiet world outside your door. What crazy sounds are the local birds making? What smells are carried to you on the breeze? When will the cicadas begin the summer hum? What stars are spinning overhead as the sun drops past the horizon?
What is your world without the chatter?
***
I am loving the web comic called Girls with Slingshots. I found it a few months ago and have enjoyed keeping up with the adventures of Hazel and the gang. I love the ghost kitty....Doooooooooom!
available star-crossed references:
geekery,
holidays,
life notes,
links,
the random files
Blessings we should count
Today was a good day. [Technically, the time indicates today is Easter Sunday, but I haven't been to bed yet. That means in my world it can still be Saturday for the remainder of the post.]
The sun was mostly out and it warmed nicely. The windows were open and the spring breeze wandered around smelling of growing grass. It was a good day for sheets on the line (had I not been too preoccupied with grading).
I discovered my French Breakfast radishes are sprouting already! The seed coats are cracked and a little plantling is beginning to emerge. Oh, and the number of seeds in the pot is closer to 80 than 40.
I planted the squash seeds in starter pots today.
Did I mention how many tomato and pepper plants I have? Yes. I broke them down by category. However, this afternoon I realized how MANY plants my total came to! I am growing 24 tomato plants. [That is NOT a typo.] What the hell am I going to do with 24 tomato plants? [Consider that I am also growing 28 pepper plants.]
Perhaps I should give away a few of the seedlings if they sprout?
I suppose I will spend the best part of July and August cooking and canning like mad. I am not going to complain either! If I spent $60 and end up with hundreds of dollars worth of food that will last through the winter, I am thrilled! Plus I will still have more seeds for next year...(with the exception of the radishes and maybe the carrots).
While grading papers today, I confess to procrastinating a bit. I caught the beginning of The Splendid Table on NPR. There was a lovely piece about kindness and how we forget to be kind until we are humbled. Here's the audio link to The Tire Iron and Tamale by Justin Horner.
In other news, the son of a high school acquaintance passed away as a result burns sustained in a fire. The family is on my mind.
The sun was mostly out and it warmed nicely. The windows were open and the spring breeze wandered around smelling of growing grass. It was a good day for sheets on the line (had I not been too preoccupied with grading).
I discovered my French Breakfast radishes are sprouting already! The seed coats are cracked and a little plantling is beginning to emerge. Oh, and the number of seeds in the pot is closer to 80 than 40.
I planted the squash seeds in starter pots today.
Did I mention how many tomato and pepper plants I have? Yes. I broke them down by category. However, this afternoon I realized how MANY plants my total came to! I am growing 24 tomato plants. [That is NOT a typo.] What the hell am I going to do with 24 tomato plants? [Consider that I am also growing 28 pepper plants.]
Perhaps I should give away a few of the seedlings if they sprout?
I suppose I will spend the best part of July and August cooking and canning like mad. I am not going to complain either! If I spent $60 and end up with hundreds of dollars worth of food that will last through the winter, I am thrilled! Plus I will still have more seeds for next year...(with the exception of the radishes and maybe the carrots).
***
While grading papers today, I confess to procrastinating a bit. I caught the beginning of The Splendid Table on NPR. There was a lovely piece about kindness and how we forget to be kind until we are humbled. Here's the audio link to The Tire Iron and Tamale by Justin Horner.
***
In other news, the son of a high school acquaintance passed away as a result burns sustained in a fire. The family is on my mind.
available star-crossed references:
blessings,
garden experiment,
yum food
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