The radishes are up!
The wheat's thankful for a drink. "City version" of irrigated wheat.
Ahh... Cowgirl takes a break on the straw bales with a Sonic drink and watches her wheat grow ...
HOPING these clouds will build and rain on us - we have a slight chance tonight, and again in a couple or three days.
Last night, I got the rest of the greenhouse kit filled up with things to start growing. Left to right: Gangly heirloom Brandywine tomato (started first before everything else), Genovese Basil, Lettuce Leaf Basil, Common Thyme (Which has just sprouted! Yay!), Rosemary, Lavender, Crackerjack Marigold, "Mini-Zini" Zinnias, Snapdragons, Dill, Cosmos and Jalapenos. If anything out of this mess is successful, I'll be happy!
And, I splurged a bit at Wally World today - a pack of four Roma tomato plants, a Red Beefsteak (heirloom) tomato plant, and a beautiful yellow flower I just had to have and stick out in the garden! Had to look at the label - it's called "Osteospermum." All I know is it's a gorgeous treat for my eyes!
The herb pots are taking off like gangbusters - Basil, Marjoram and Parsley.
These scraggly tomato starts are going to go into the peat pots shown in the background, and hopefully they'll turn out. But that's partly why I went ahead and bought the other tomato plants, in case the Brandywines are an "epic failure!" Believe me, all this gardening is definitely a wild, fly-by-the-seat-of-our-pants project, and it's hard telling how anything will turn out. But nonetheless, it's exciting, and I'm looking forward to tasting some fresh produce of ANY kind that comes from our own garden patch.
Have your handy hubby put up one shop light for you. .he can hang it from any kind of makeshift legs. .that will give you enough light to prevent the gangly plants. .works a lot better for less than 20 bucks. .I am trying brandwine this year too. .can't wait to try it. .they say it is one of the best tomatoes ever!! Pray for rain to hit us too!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip about the light. :) This rain business is getting DESPERATE. Wheat's practically ruined in this vicinity.
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