As of today my garden is alive and my thumb is green. The radish testers have sprouted to about an inch high, the sweet potato roots are growing there hairs, the potted spinach has shown signs of above soil germination, all of my strawberries are showing some green, even the one that I thought was dead, and my greenhouse is staying warm with condensation. The lettuce I bought at Home Depot yesterday and replanted in cups for root strengthening has grown new leaves.
It's pretty amazing to see everything growing and well. When I saw the radish sprouts the first thing I thought was 'They are so cute!' When I first started planning my veggie garden in Feb. I thought that I would be impatient and that the best part would be the harvest. I was so wrong. The best part is testing different planting methods on seeds and seeing what is most successful. The best part is getting dead looking barefoot strawberries and watching them come alive in days. The best part is making one really crappy greenhouse cover and making an amazing mini greenhouse 24 hours later that keeps the interior temperature up. The best part is everything leading up to the harvest, figuring out what works best for me, and then watching things come alive as a result of what I've done. It's an extremely amazing process. Somewhat like a little child birth.
If that makes sense... Child birth is obviously much more rewarding but since i dot have children this seems better to me. Let me explain. You plant a seed, feed it, water it and nurture it. Finally after a few days you have this little growing baby that will produce for you! Sounds similar right? Or is that just me?
Anyway, next up pre-germinating seeds for planting!
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