I spent the better part of the weekened paying back for all that good compost we laid on the vegetable beds in the spring. The cosmos were seven feet tall. The zinnia were so big they had simply collapsed and were splayed all over the ground. The “mammoth” variety sunflowers had grown into sequoias, towing over […]
Tags:compost·fall·germination·greens·planting
The miracle of seeds sprouting never gets old. Only the annual ritual of showing photographs of seeds sprouting gets old. Did you know that seeds are actually little embryos, waiting to be born? All they need are the right conditions: moisture and warmth. Some, like these tomatoes, need more warmth than others. I sprouted these in […]
Things are starting to happen under our winter tunnel. The seeds I planted back on Nov. 26 are starting to turn into little plants. Here are the tiny mizuna seedlings, looking much larger than real life once enlarged in the photo editing process. And here is the arugula, always a pretty reliable germinator. I checked […]
Tags:germination·greens·tunnel·winter
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