Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021Struggling seedling The lone seedling of my second bell pepper type, the Chocolate Bell, has been stuck inside its seed coat for a while now. I’ve been trying to loosen the seed coat without tearing the top of the plant off, and today between a new growth there and my gently teasing it off, the baby pepper plant is free!
Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021On my way out the door Baby basils (l to r: large leaf, red rubin, and Genovese) with the older but not growing container basil. Hoping it will get a good start before being inside for winter.
Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021Window babies Chijimisai greens are not frost hardy so they will live indoors and the bok choy (smaller pot) is just small and cute 🤣 We put half the Roman chamomile outside to get bigger and half here to get bigger before going outside. In the back is a chocolate bell pepper that has sprouted but not pushed the seed coat off its seed leaves.
Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021Afternoon harvest and repotting Buckwheat is blooming. Peruvian ground cherries are having a few potential fruits! Paula and I repotted all the winter babies. More babies. The Missouri Yellow Watermelon weighs almost 12 lbs! It’s so ripe that when I started to slice, it cracked open more on its own. It was very tasty and sweet and crisp. In the evening, I sliced some peppers for freezing. Green ones are jalapeños from our garden and red ones are serranos from a friend. I made a small batch of salsa verde. Too little to can, so I froze it.
Posted on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021I’ve just realized they’ve all grown All four winter crops looking good.
Posted on September 19, 2021September 19, 2021Afternoon things More pink flowers on succulent Beans and okra
Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Experiment Abby kindly gave me her extra prickly pear cactus pads (Opuntia humifusa) which I shall attempt to grow. This succulent from Judy in my rock garden has a surprise pink flower!
Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Little babies Free seed packet – chijimisai greens, another Brassica. Bok choy! Mizuna!