I Has Plant Babies!

[lwood]

My three Fearsome Chili Peppers are coming along nicely, each nearly a foot tall. Next Monday, more fertilizer.

Shout-out to the other pepper herders: how are yours coming along? Let me know!

dpaxson's have hardly grown at all since going into their larger pots, alas, probably because they're in a conservatory that gets hardly any light much of the day. They would do MUCH better upstairs on the second-floor deck (are you listening, O Denizens of Greyhaven?), and dpaxson knows this, but spaced it between Baycon and Trothmoot. If someone would actually move those guys up there, you'd only be doing what she wanted anyway, and you can always blame me later. 8-)

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In other news, the first attempt to sprout gourd and zucchini seeds failed some time ago--I think the heating pad under the peat pot tray made the ground too warm, such that instead of encouraging things like it did for the chilis, instead they got boilt.

So, I gave up on gourds for now, and picked up some more Raven zucchini ('cos, whoa, ravens).

This second set had a much lower heating pad, and that for less time before I nicked it away to make yogurt--and even so, after a week there was nothing. The peat pots may be too acidic to make the zucchini happy. Anyway, I left a towel on top so the sunlight wouldn't be too bright, but otherwise gave up on 'em.

More fool me! Hooray!

I has more plantbabies!

Four zucchini have sprouted in both root and stem, with at least two more rooting but not stemmed. Happily, as Raven has a bushy habit, these do well in pots, as, well, that's what I can do in my apartment abode. Miz Diana "but I like zucchini and and and RAVENS OMGz" Paxson will, I think, be graced with another two, and as trogula likened them unto a Certain Godly Attribute, I know he's good for a couple, and we'll see how it rolls from there, as I know wolfs_daugher already has some. The No Chili Left Behind act sort of got steamrolled by purplevenus's headwash, as she was supposed to get three, but wound up with six, and hopefully they are also well.

I think herbs next, all the kinds I best like to cook with--yea, verily, there shall be a Mighty Pesto Bush, and oregano, and countgeiger wants sage, rosemary, and thyme.

But we are agreed that there shall be noooo parsley. HA!

-- Lorrie

Comments

[murstein.livejournal.com]

What that all means is that when I really want things to grow well that want lots and lots of sun, I send them out to . . .

You know, in your position, I'd be looking into what plants actually prefer your microclimate. They may not have cool variety names like Raven, but they're likely to grow and fruit without need for hot pads or transplanting to friends' homes or such.

[lwood.livejournal.com]

You know, in your position, I'd be looking into what plants actually prefer your microclimate. They may not have cool variety names like Raven, but they're likely to grow and fruit without need for hot pads or transplanting to friends' homes or such.

Well, the zucchini actually neither needed nor wanted the hot pad, so that's a good sign. Where I am will be okay, but not ideal, for sunlovers, and I know that going in and am okay with it.

I'm not all that thrilled about growing tomatoes, which was the last thing that I heard about that had specifically shade-loving varieties.

-- Lorrie

[murstein.livejournal.com]

Oh, there's more to what I'd do than look into shade-loving varieties. There are entire species that like the shade. For example, I chose woodruff in part because it loves moist and shady conditions that approximate the forest floor. laureth's tomatoes (and other veggies) have the sunny end of the deck, and my woodruff has a shady spot, next to the tree where I empty my offering bowl. (It's not in the ground for the same reason that milady's veggies are in containers, not in the ground.)

[lwood.livejournal.com]

*nodnod* And, indeed, I have mint coming, and picked up some borage last night!

-- Lorrie does know how to plant her climate...she's just also ornery.