seedling update
Most of my little seedlings are happily growing in the dining room window now.
The leeks are quite strange. They don't have two little seed-leaves like all of the other seedlings. They're just tiny little stalks. The stalk pokes out of the soil with a sharp bend in it, and then it gradually unfolds and straightens out.
I have to replant some of my seeds. Only two of the Amish Paste tomatoes sprouted. I also only got two dill sprouts. When I checked yesterday, only a few chamomile had sprouted. None of the catnip came up. ( I think I didn't get a good germination rate on them last year, either.) I also think that we might need more than four tulsi plants - assuming that I actually do make tea out of them this year.
I think that I may have covered the seedlings with too much dirt. I'm actually worried about the same problem for the outdoor seedlings.
Regarding the outdoor seedlings, I think I saw some mustard sprouts when I looked yesterday, but I'm not sure. There are little weeds sprouting too, so it's hard to tell. When the sprouts (hopefully) appear in a mostly straight line, then I'll know that I'm definitely looking at mustards. :P I just slogged out in the rain and looked, and I'm fairly certain that there are mustard sprouts. They have two leaves, and each leaf is kind of heart-shaped. Without the point bit on the end. Each leaf has a dip in the middle like the top part of a heart.
I'm not sure I like this whole direct-sowing thing. I've been batting around the idea of planting plants that are supposed to be direct sown into starter containers that are outside and somewhat sheltered. That way I'd know how many seedlings I'm dealing with and can then transplant them, and the seeds would sprout in regular outdoor conditions - so there would be no need for acclimating them. Now I'm concerned that I'm going to have bedraggled patches of veggies with lots of gaps instead of evenly planted rows. *sigh*
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The leeks are quite strange. They don't have two little seed-leaves like all of the other seedlings. They're just tiny little stalks. The stalk pokes out of the soil with a sharp bend in it, and then it gradually unfolds and straightens out.
I have to replant some of my seeds. Only two of the Amish Paste tomatoes sprouted. I also only got two dill sprouts. When I checked yesterday, only a few chamomile had sprouted. None of the catnip came up. ( I think I didn't get a good germination rate on them last year, either.) I also think that we might need more than four tulsi plants - assuming that I actually do make tea out of them this year.
I think that I may have covered the seedlings with too much dirt. I'm actually worried about the same problem for the outdoor seedlings.
Regarding the outdoor seedlings, I think I saw some mustard sprouts when I looked yesterday, but I'm not sure. There are little weeds sprouting too, so it's hard to tell. When the sprouts (hopefully) appear in a mostly straight line, then I'll know that I'm definitely looking at mustards. :P I just slogged out in the rain and looked, and I'm fairly certain that there are mustard sprouts. They have two leaves, and each leaf is kind of heart-shaped. Without the point bit on the end. Each leaf has a dip in the middle like the top part of a heart.
I'm not sure I like this whole direct-sowing thing. I've been batting around the idea of planting plants that are supposed to be direct sown into starter containers that are outside and somewhat sheltered. That way I'd know how many seedlings I'm dealing with and can then transplant them, and the seeds would sprout in regular outdoor conditions - so there would be no need for acclimating them. Now I'm concerned that I'm going to have bedraggled patches of veggies with lots of gaps instead of evenly planted rows. *sigh*
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