Today's plant news is much happier than yesterday's!
I don't know if I didn't recognize them yesterday (most likely) or if they just exploded out of the ground overnight (possible, but not likely), but the chard has sprouted! I planted the "Rainbow (Five Color Silverbeet)" variety. They're only about an inch high, but the stems are already brightly colored.
My dad was right about the potatoes. He suggested that if the ground had crusted over, they might have some trouble pushing through it. My mom said that if the ground was dry, I should water them. So I dumped some water on them yesterday. Today I got on my knees and studied the area where I planted the All Blue potatoes. I saw a few pieces of crusty dirt clods poking up, so I carefully brushed them out of the way. There were purpley potato leaves pushing through the dirt! I managed to locate two of the All Blue potatoes this way, but I couldn't find a single one of the Rose Gold ones. Maybe tomorrow.
The tomatoes and peppers are still hanging on. I watered them, then sprayed them down with the soap and olive oil solution again. The nights are mild this week, so I left them outside last night and they're staying out again tonight.
This evening after dinner I started weeding the bed where I'll plant the peppers and tomatoes. I got about halfway through it before I decided I'd had enough for the day. Weeding is hard, but I'm looking forward to my rock-hard gardening arms. :P
I don't know if I didn't recognize them yesterday (most likely) or if they just exploded out of the ground overnight (possible, but not likely), but the chard has sprouted! I planted the "Rainbow (Five Color Silverbeet)" variety. They're only about an inch high, but the stems are already brightly colored.
My dad was right about the potatoes. He suggested that if the ground had crusted over, they might have some trouble pushing through it. My mom said that if the ground was dry, I should water them. So I dumped some water on them yesterday. Today I got on my knees and studied the area where I planted the All Blue potatoes. I saw a few pieces of crusty dirt clods poking up, so I carefully brushed them out of the way. There were purpley potato leaves pushing through the dirt! I managed to locate two of the All Blue potatoes this way, but I couldn't find a single one of the Rose Gold ones. Maybe tomorrow.
The tomatoes and peppers are still hanging on. I watered them, then sprayed them down with the soap and olive oil solution again. The nights are mild this week, so I left them outside last night and they're staying out again tonight.
This evening after dinner I started weeding the bed where I'll plant the peppers and tomatoes. I got about halfway through it before I decided I'd had enough for the day. Weeding is hard, but I'm looking forward to my rock-hard gardening arms. :P
