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Sprouting Seeds and More Planted

This week has been quite interesting with all the sprouting of many of my seeds that were grown this past month.  I am finally seeing spinach beginning to grow and it only took the entire month of March to do so.  It would be better if they started sprouting a week or two ago, but it is better late than never.

Most of my flowers have began sprouting including sunflowers, calendula, Queen Anne’s lace, amaranthus, cosmos, dill, alyssum, and much more.  Both lettuce types have began sprouting as well. (more…)

Pole Bean and Carrot Sprouting Along With Transplanting Eggplants and Cucumbers

This week has been kind of slow mainly because of the rain we have been receiving which is greatly needed.  When July comes along their will usually be none or very little rain.  I like to take advantage of this type of weather to take a slow rest because once the sun comes out the weeds will start growing throughout the entire garden.

Before the rain came I wanted to get my eggplants into the ground so that they can easily take advantage of this rain that they need.  I actually planted them much later than last year, but last year I did not have any transplants.  I had planted them in the garden from seed, which is why I did not get much fruit. (more…)

Pictures of Sprouting Plants

Since it has been a couple of weeks since we last planted most of our vegetables and flowers I thought it would be a good idea to show you what they look like when they first begin.

Everyone knows exactly what they look like when they produce flowers or fruit, but what about when they first poke out of the ground?  When I first started I never knew what plants looked like when they first came out of the ground.  Most of the time I had to guess what was a plant and what was just a random piece of grass that found its way into the soil. (more…)