Magic Beans
So my beans that I'd been soaking are disintegrating, as far as I can tell. They're stinky and slimy, and I don't think I will be seeing any bean stalks sprouting forth. And so I buried them in the garden. If they decide to do anything besides enrich the soil (which is one of nature's zillion miracles), it will be a miracle. So a miracle either way. I also planted a bunch of my other leftover seeds (from years ago) -- packets and packets. I did the direct-sow method, disregar
New additions to my sprout farm.
A couple days ago, some lettuce mix seeds I submerged sprouted overnight! And so today I found even more leftover seeds from a couple years ago and dunked those in water. (Maybe that will do the trick this time!) Baby Doll Watermelon, Moon & stars Watermelon, Cinderella Pumpkin, and Winter Luxury Pumpkin. Also some Celine Colored Snap Bush Beans. I also checked the original soaking trays from last month and snatched one more single sprouted seed out to put with the other spro
Both batches budding...
Lopstick had a brief hailstorm yesterday. I had never seen hail come down so thick. But after a few minutes, the storm was over. And I knew it had to be a sign. But of what? Then this morning I glanced a little long at the first batch of years-old seeds I had set to soak. And I saw green! Well, mostly long, thin, white stems, but they had tiny green leaves on top! Of the hundreds of seeds I set in this first batch, only about ten of them (as of yet) have popped out leaves. (M
Extremes
Last week, Lopstick nights were subfreezing, and more of the same frigidity is expected for this week. And so I believe my garden centerpiece of rogue onions, potatoes, and carrot tops is no more. Looking from my kitchen window, the onion tops still look like onion tops, but I suspect the structural integrity is compromised to compostness. But I did low key kind of set the centerpiece out in the garden a bit early-ish in the season. So if more veggies go rogue between now and
