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they're... alive? somehow?
Apr. 25th, 2019 09:39 amIn what struck me as an act of pointless optimism, I started some seeds about two weeks ago.
I mean, they never germinate, and if they germinate they get leggy and don't survive their move outdoors. And some of the seeds were really kind of old and I didn't have much hope for them in the first place.
Well. That'll show me. I probably helped myself by asking Daughter if I could use the grow light she was still shining on her very dead succulent? But things are going much better than expected.
So far I've got sprouted:
- purple basil (old seeds, so this is exciting)
- cherry tomatoes
- ground cherries (which I haven't grown or eaten before so it's an adventure!!! they're related to tomatillos)
- cilantro (very old seeds, so I went overboard on seeds per little starter pot but some of them want to live!!!)
and at least the tomato seedlings seem to be healthy and not growing super tall or flopping over.
No sign of life from the stevia (old seeds, probably want warmer soil) or the lemon balm (also old seeds).
And the peas I planted outdoors also seem to actually be growing. Some of them. Maybe. There are green sprouts in approximately the places I stuck the seeds? On the other hand some of them keep working their way out of the soil???? so I don't even know. I also know to be patient with them because once they sprout they seem to be doing nothing but they are actually growing awesome roots.
I mean, they never germinate, and if they germinate they get leggy and don't survive their move outdoors. And some of the seeds were really kind of old and I didn't have much hope for them in the first place.
Well. That'll show me. I probably helped myself by asking Daughter if I could use the grow light she was still shining on her very dead succulent? But things are going much better than expected.
So far I've got sprouted:
- purple basil (old seeds, so this is exciting)
- cherry tomatoes
- ground cherries (which I haven't grown or eaten before so it's an adventure!!! they're related to tomatillos)
- cilantro (very old seeds, so I went overboard on seeds per little starter pot but some of them want to live!!!)
and at least the tomato seedlings seem to be healthy and not growing super tall or flopping over.
No sign of life from the stevia (old seeds, probably want warmer soil) or the lemon balm (also old seeds).
And the peas I planted outdoors also seem to actually be growing. Some of them. Maybe. There are green sprouts in approximately the places I stuck the seeds? On the other hand some of them keep working their way out of the soil???? so I don't even know. I also know to be patient with them because once they sprout they seem to be doing nothing but they are actually growing awesome roots.
