Just a photo dump of how things growing in my house are doing. The lettuce: A single grape start! Celery and eggplant. Peppers! Tomatoes. Onions and Leeks.
Seed Starts Update
Category: Gardening
How Is My Orchid Even Alive?
I have not been the best plant parent for my orchid. When I don't have seed starts in the closet, I forget to go in there and water it. I leave the grow lights on 16 or more hours a day. I don't fertilize it. And my vanilla orchid just keeps growing and sprawling out … Continue reading How Is My Orchid Even Alive?
Midwinter Lettuce
Hydroponics kits are the best! Yes, I had a salad for dinner.
Seed Starts – Grapes
It's that magical time of year when the earliest seed starts are due. 12 weeks out from last frost! There's a few different varieties I started, but the biggest one was the grapes. Last year, my neighbor gave me a huge bag of delicious grapes that I made jelly out of. The next day I … Continue reading Seed Starts – Grapes
I’m NOT Growing Pot, Honest
So, I ordered a humidity controlled seed starting kit. It comes with built in grow lights, which was amazing because I'm going to be tight on room once my starts are all started. It arrived, and it was way bigger and taller than I expected. And it came with a booklet on How to Grow … Continue reading I’m NOT Growing Pot, Honest
Spring Fever!
Now, I've had all of my seeds purchased for a looooooong time, so I've been restricting myself on those. I mean, I ordered a lemon tree and bareroot strawberries, but those aren't seeds. I did order some Micro Dwarf tomatoes for my hydroponics kits though. Anyway, I'd like to start my grape seeds soon, so … Continue reading Spring Fever!
Hydroponics Update
Just some update photos on my hydroponics kits. My oldest planting, where I tried peas and a bunch of things. Only the lettuce really took off, and that's ready for cutting! The other two were planted in romaine lettuce, one with the covers, and one without. And the one without covers. With the price lettuce … Continue reading Hydroponics Update
RIP Sequoia Tree
I moved my plants indoors for the winter, and I didn't notice soon enough that the sequoia was too tall for the grow lights and not getting enough light. I switched things around, but it was too late. So, I moved the dead tree to the deck where the cold will kill the fungus gnats. … Continue reading RIP Sequoia Tree
Playing with Hydroponics
I recently got two hydroponics sets, and I wanted to share how things are going with them. This is not a review - if you want to buy a kit, you'll need to do your own research. This is just photos of the plants I have started in them! This particular one is finicky about … Continue reading Playing with Hydroponics
Baker Creek Order!
If you know me, you know I love ordering from Baker Creek (rareseeds.com), and I have a brand new order for the spring! Corn that isn't sweet corn and can be ground into flour. For dry bean use, and I'm going to try planting some pinto beans too. Amaranth! And this time I'll try to … Continue reading Baker Creek Order!