The last frost date for my region isn't till May 15, but I just couldn't wait till then. I planted some flowers in a pot right outside my front door. I figured that if the temperature drops to freezing I can easily cover it with plastic or some old bed sheets.
I started these plants from seed. I have here three allyuims, two pearl petunias and three avalanche petunias(cascading types) from Park seed. I have more pots that I can start, but this seems to have quenched my desire for planting for now.
2 purple basil seedlings
1 larger green basil seedling
4 oregano seedlings
I'm waiting till May 15 before I plant these in my garden. Out of all my plants and seedlings, these are the only ones I took out for some direct sunlight, I have too many to be carrying in and out of the house. I wish I can just drive them in and out of my garage in a pick-up, like Annie does(clever idea.) Hopefully soon I'll be able to build a coldframe so that I can harden my plants in.
I just want to share a picture of my wheat grass growing. I started this about four days ago. I simply placed some wheat berries on this tray and I spray it with water a couple of times a day. It will get pretty dense and look like lawn. Then I'll cut it and stick it in a blender or wheat grass juicer. Apparently, it is such a nutritious drink that only 1 or 2 oz is all that is needed to drink in one shot.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI'm growing wheat grass too. A friend gave the the seeds and wants me to test them. I just planted the seeds a couple days ago and they're not up yet. Yours is growing really well and I was wondering how you started it. Did you plant it thick or thin? Did you cover your seeds with dirt? Curious minds want to know.
Hi Cheryl,
ReplyDeleteI don't use any soil and I use an old sprouter.
I lay enough wheatberries till the surface is well covered. Then I just rinse a couple of times a day. You can also try sprouting in a mason jar with cheesecloth over the end. Then it's easy to rinse and drain. I placed my tray in the sunlight for a couple of hours to make my sprouts nice and rich looking(not necesssary.) Check to see if there is any sprouting occuring beneath the soil and if not try a different method and if it still doesn't work...your seeds may not be viable.
I hope this helps.