Easter Miracle

It was gloomy and rainy out today so I didn't put my strawberries out. I didn't want to get the greenhouse all water logged. I instead sat them by a window so that they could get some sun from the light between all the clouds. I set them out on the coffee table in the sun room and watered the cups that felt extremely light. The ones that felt heavier I left as is... And firmed the top on.Then I got ready to go to Easter lunch with my family, checked on my seedling testers and left.

After lunch...

I noticed that some of the strawberries had sprouted new growth, just a few hours, after I'd checked on them. The growth rate is incredible. I sat on the floor and just sort of stared. After a couple of minutes I started to count which ones had made progress and how many hadn't. The results came to 25 of 27 alive and well or progressing. Even the little baby "grindylow", as Mike referred to it, had some green. It was actually really satisfying to know that out of the 27 I received the original 25 I'd ordered were alive.

I opened the greenhouse up and added the sweet potato glasses to the mix. I realized that 1 of the glasses (whole pot) had long roots with tiny roots starting to sprout off of the main root. It was another very satisfying realization. The sweet potatoes were slipping and the strawberries were a-growin'. That is my Easter miracle, especially since the spinach and tester seedlings have done absolutely nothing. Those were the 2 things I expected to see results from first when I didn't I was so depressed. The seedling testers technically still have a day until its DOA but I don't think anything is going to happen there. Seed tape is going to be my next test.

I started making seed tape strips this afternoon and hopefully they'll be the answer to getting the spinach, radishes, and carrots to grow. I haven't tested the carrots but was happy that I choose to make tape for them when I saw how unbelievably tiny the seeds were. I would have never been able to sow them properly with a guide.

Boo on the testers and spinach and YAY for the miracle of some growth! FINALLLY!!!! Happy Easter to me... And all!