Lynda’s Garden has a pond made from an old bath tub sunk in relatively flush with the garden. It was part of the cobble stone lined bed. The cobble stones have for the most part been removed and bricks are being used in there stead to bring uniformity to the walkway now have two brick lined raised beds. Elijah intends to replace the third bed’s cinder blocks to effect a shelf between the pond and the porch.
Lynd informs me that my stone installation is perpendicular to the orientation of the rows to be grown in the back garden. For now it will stand with the addition of the ice me and Elijah removed from the pond. I felt inclined to sing America the Beautiful as the installation resembles mountains save for the largest piece which retains the curve of the back of the tub. I think it would be great if I could get a team of cats to pull it as a plow.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Hyrdoponics
As of 1/12/2010 it has been six days since I prepared my first radish seed. My icicle radish has sprouted. I removed him from the tissue paper cone that passed through a saran wrap diaphragm. The seed was sprouted at the oculus centered in the diaphragm. The diaphragm was supported by an Asian pear Styrofoam net in a clear plastic cup. The growth solution in the cup consisted of one Walgreen’s multivitamin (crushed) in tap water such that the tissue cone wicked the solution to the seed.
The sprout which now looks like a tiny white carrot with three leaves in fetus position above it has been moved to a Styrofoam dish (white mushroom) with the remainder of the sprouting solution mixed down 3:1 with tap water after a days of evaporation three granules of Miracle Grow all purpose granular. The seedling is suspended perpendicular to the Styrofoam try by a single serving coffee hat (through the center hole). The hat will need to be raised as the radish grows. We have wooden coffee stirrers.
The sprout which now looks like a tiny white carrot with three leaves in fetus position above it has been moved to a Styrofoam dish (white mushroom) with the remainder of the sprouting solution mixed down 3:1 with tap water after a days of evaporation three granules of Miracle Grow all purpose granular. The seedling is suspended perpendicular to the Styrofoam try by a single serving coffee hat (through the center hole). The hat will need to be raised as the radish grows. We have wooden coffee stirrers.
Cherry Belle Radishes:
According to the package for this packet of Ferry-Morris seeds in the southeastern Pennsylvania area it is recommended to plant this variety in March through May and again in August. Seeds take 4-7 days to germinate. Plants take 22 days to harvest. Seeds are to be planted ½ in. deep and in rows 12 in. apart with plants 1 in from each other.
From the picture on the package these radishes are a bright cherry red.
Sparkler Radishes:
Identical to the Cherry Belle in all aspects of growth except for taking 25 days to harvest. These have white bottoms and red tops.
Short-top Icicle Radishes:
These white carrot shaped radishes are an oriental variety with growth aspects similar to those of the cherry belle save for taking 28 days to grow.
According to the package for this packet of Ferry-Morris seeds in the southeastern Pennsylvania area it is recommended to plant this variety in March through May and again in August. Seeds take 4-7 days to germinate. Plants take 22 days to harvest. Seeds are to be planted ½ in. deep and in rows 12 in. apart with plants 1 in from each other.
From the picture on the package these radishes are a bright cherry red.
Sparkler Radishes:
Identical to the Cherry Belle in all aspects of growth except for taking 25 days to harvest. These have white bottoms and red tops.
Short-top Icicle Radishes:
These white carrot shaped radishes are an oriental variety with growth aspects similar to those of the cherry belle save for taking 28 days to grow.
Chives
I pulled off dead fiber and flattened the plant in a sunburst and gave an ever so slight dusting a dusting of rooting hormone with a cotton swab. I am not as fortunate to have signage as to the variety of chives growing in the rectangular pot Lynda gave me to grow in my occasionally drip having but other wise desiccated anti-humidity zone of a room. I should water them now 1/6/2010 13:44:44.
As of the 12th there is little activity to report. Watering to moderate moister in the rectangular pot share with the oregano.
As of the 12th there is little activity to report. Watering to moderate moister in the rectangular pot share with the oregano.
The seventh
I clipped all of the dead branches back and dabbed them with rooting hormone. There was one green shoot beginning to branch. I am working under the impression that the oregano is Greek oregano owing to the signage accompanying.
I have been keeping the soil moist. The two remaining shoots are still alive but have not grown much as of the 12th. The running root is and the split of root ball have not sprout. I expected the light on the window sill inadequate.
I have been keeping the soil moist. The two remaining shoots are still alive but have not grown much as of the 12th. The running root is and the split of root ball have not sprout. I expected the light on the window sill inadequate.
A pack of seeds costing $1.25
The Ferry-Morris package of sage seeds recommends sowing for this region in may through June. 10-20 days for the seeds to germinate at a planting depth of ¼ inch. Plants should have 12 inches clearance on all sides and grow to 16-24 inches.
I planted five of them with five poppy in a Jiffy Strip with Miracle Grow seed starting soil. The poppy costs the same.
I planted five of them with five poppy in a Jiffy Strip with Miracle Grow seed starting soil. The poppy costs the same.
In no particular order
1/6/2010 22:20:03
I managed to get to Lowe’s before they closed and spend the last four hours of pay from RecycleBank on supplies.
I bought three varieties of radish, one variety of poppy, and sage all seeds.
I managed to get to Lowe’s before they closed and spend the last four hours of pay from RecycleBank on supplies.
I bought three varieties of radish, one variety of poppy, and sage all seeds.
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