my dad sent these to me - tinks! i want my old plants here! i am lonely plant-wise, bean-wise, but not chunk-wise. i cant grow much here, even the cilantro is limp. my one lemon balm seedling also died, a new one popped up, but i dont know if anything can grow on the lanai - it doesnt get enough sun, it gets all wind, the ti plant looks thrashed ( Read more... )

The sunflowers are starting to bloom! On my mom's birthday! A msg from my dad:

one sunflower has bloomed. kinda surprised me because ( Read more... )

Sunflowers of course! The ones I threw in the pots here germinated in a week, and the ones at home (in LA) took 9 days. Can't wait to watch these grow!


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i just got back from an overcast weekend in la - was expecting it to be sunny and warm, but it's warmer here in oakland! i spent the weekend throwing seeds everywhere, mostly trying out these heirloom sunflower seeds (autumn something) near the fence in the backyard. the rest were mostly wildflowers, which are best to start towards the end of ( Read more... )