Sunday, April 29, 2007

Gardening Adventure - Week 2.

Got a few more plants. The picture is of 4 onion, 2 jalapeƱo, 1 bell pepper, and 1 strawberry plant. All bought as sort of baby plants, but not seeds.

The stuff that I planted from seeds last week started off pretty well. I kept them in the container in a closet so that the cold weather we had last week wouldn't mess them up. During the week they sprouted impressively. They turned into these white, wiry looking things with small green, proto-leaves at the top. But, when I put the container out this weekend, yesterday specifically, those little sprouts just laid down and died on me. They had been living in an enclosed warm environment, maybe they couldn't take the sun and the air and the heat.

Whatever. I replanted most of them and I am keeping the seedlings outside, so they will be exposed to the sun and the air from the giddy up.

Aside from that stuff, I have a mix of flowers that I just put into a box and watered occasionally. They are just starting to sprout. The sprouts aren't as long, but the leaves/leavlings/proto-leaves, are more sturdy looking, so I think they will thrive a little better.

Anyway, today was a great day for plants. It was in the high 70's low 80's I think and sunny. Perfect.

1 Comments:

At May 13, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The blogger of one of the other sites I visit also has a gardening section, though she hasn't updated it since March.

I think there is something called "hardening" plants. It's been awhile, but I think it has to do with starting plants inside or in a green house, then bringing them outside for a few hours a day, getting them used to the climate. Hardening frames are like mini-greenhouses where the top can be propped open to let in the air in, and I guess the plants become adjusted through this process.

 

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