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I guess I'll be blogging regularly about gardening, unless I give up & forget about everything, harhar.
I bought some seeds at Farm & Fleet today!
Seeds bought:
Morning glories
Scarlet runner bean (pretty! also will climb)
Marigold
Cress
Lettuce
Japanese mixed greens
Madison's frost date should be around April 28th according to some Internet almanac, so I'll wait a few weeks to sow most of the plants.
In the meantime, I want to use the lettuce & Japanese green mixes to do some microgreens as described here. I just need to acquire a take-out box, ^^;
Also purchased:
--potting soil
--two terra cotta pots, b/c even though I have a few not in use, they're small-ish.
I'm trying to organize my shit. I have a word document for throwing down lists & organizing advice given by you fine people.
I've also started a spreadsheet to try & track information about the seeds & plants so if there are any successes, I can replicate them.
So so far, this consists of plant name, cost/where obtained, sow date, germination time, "safe to set out," and plant date.
Since I'm growing everything in pots, I feel like I keep confusing myself on whether paying attention to "plant date" or "growth period" is necessary.
I've put You Grow Girl's books on hold at the library, as well as the one about worms recommended by
wintercreek. Unsure about this worm business, but I'll read about it & see.
Current question
Do you guys have watering cans or whatever? I've only ever watered my plants straight from the tap. I feel like maybe that's not cool, but idk.
I bought some seeds at Farm & Fleet today!
Seeds bought:
Morning glories
Scarlet runner bean (pretty! also will climb)
Marigold
Cress
Lettuce
Japanese mixed greens
Madison's frost date should be around April 28th according to some Internet almanac, so I'll wait a few weeks to sow most of the plants.
In the meantime, I want to use the lettuce & Japanese green mixes to do some microgreens as described here. I just need to acquire a take-out box, ^^;
Also purchased:
--potting soil
--two terra cotta pots, b/c even though I have a few not in use, they're small-ish.
I'm trying to organize my shit. I have a word document for throwing down lists & organizing advice given by you fine people.
I've also started a spreadsheet to try & track information about the seeds & plants so if there are any successes, I can replicate them.
So so far, this consists of plant name, cost/where obtained, sow date, germination time, "safe to set out," and plant date.
Since I'm growing everything in pots, I feel like I keep confusing myself on whether paying attention to "plant date" or "growth period" is necessary.
I've put You Grow Girl's books on hold at the library, as well as the one about worms recommended by
wintercreek. Unsure about this worm business, but I'll read about it & see.
Current question
Do you guys have watering cans or whatever? I've only ever watered my plants straight from the tap. I feel like maybe that's not cool, but idk.