My first multicrop, Garden Cress and White Hailstone Radishes.
Showing posts with label cress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cress. Show all posts
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Garden Log - March 22 and 25, 2008
A lot has been going on in here lately, including a lot of new seeds planted for transplant in late May. I thought it was about time to get some new photos up.
I decided the pea plants were growing too fast to stay downstairs on the grow shelves. I've replanted them into a couple good-sized pots. One will stay here in the kitchen and the second is going to Lindsay's house.
My tarragon seedlings also have a new home in the kitchen. Here's one of the three pots.
I harvested half of my garden cress growing in the bonsai container for a salad last week. In the empty half I planted White Hailstone Radishes and more cress. This shot was taken 3 days after planting. It occurs to me that this is my first intercropping. I'm going to look into the compatibility of these two crops, as I think they'd make an excellent planting project for children.
And here's a shot of my leading chile pepper, an "Ancho Grande", which I received as a free bonus packet from Baker Creek. Anchos are dried pablanos, so I assume this is a large variety of that kind of chile.
The okra is coming along somewhat slowly, but it is a very attractive seedling.
Finally, my yellow hog tomatoes are coming along quite well. The whole of the plants are rather furry, to go along with the promised fruits.
I decided the pea plants were growing too fast to stay downstairs on the grow shelves. I've replanted them into a couple good-sized pots. One will stay here in the kitchen and the second is going to Lindsay's house.
My tarragon seedlings also have a new home in the kitchen. Here's one of the three pots.
I harvested half of my garden cress growing in the bonsai container for a salad last week. In the empty half I planted White Hailstone Radishes and more cress. This shot was taken 3 days after planting. It occurs to me that this is my first intercropping. I'm going to look into the compatibility of these two crops, as I think they'd make an excellent planting project for children.
And here's a shot of my leading chile pepper, an "Ancho Grande", which I received as a free bonus packet from Baker Creek. Anchos are dried pablanos, so I assume this is a large variety of that kind of chile.
The okra is coming along somewhat slowly, but it is a very attractive seedling.
Finally, my yellow hog tomatoes are coming along quite well. The whole of the plants are rather furry, to go along with the promised fruits.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Garden Log (Number 2:) - March 5, 2008
Boy, I can't even go a day without something growing. Here are a few more introductions...
This first little guy just sprouted today. This was from a bonus seed pack I got with my last order. It's called Furry Yellow Hog Tomato, and is supposed to produce furry, ping-pong ball sized, white and yellow or green striped fruit. Since I took the photo, the other two seeds of I planted also came up.
And there's these little fellows, Garden Cress planted in a Bonsai container. They're living in my kitchen by a South-facing window.
Today was my first "harvest". Some radishes that went to Sarah at Downtown Home and Garden.
And here's a row of basil plants growing near the cress. These were started in a couple pop bottle containers and more recently transferred and thinned. Two varieties are represented here: Licorice and Lime Basil. A Kalanchoe I'm rooting is also making a cameo appearance.
Yum.
This first little guy just sprouted today. This was from a bonus seed pack I got with my last order. It's called Furry Yellow Hog Tomato, and is supposed to produce furry, ping-pong ball sized, white and yellow or green striped fruit. Since I took the photo, the other two seeds of I planted also came up.
And there's these little fellows, Garden Cress planted in a Bonsai container. They're living in my kitchen by a South-facing window.
Today was my first "harvest". Some radishes that went to Sarah at Downtown Home and Garden.
And here's a row of basil plants growing near the cress. These were started in a couple pop bottle containers and more recently transferred and thinned. Two varieties are represented here: Licorice and Lime Basil. A Kalanchoe I'm rooting is also making a cameo appearance.
Yum.
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