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Garden update
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We had some nice rain here over the weekend, and my garden is coming right along. Most of my greens have sprouted and are filling in nicely. The carrots seem to be doing well, too, even if only four out of the eight seeds that I planted have come up. So far I haven't seen any sprouts in the square planted with nasturtiums, unless this is not a weed. The birds have enjoyed eating my basil and parsley. Since my cat wasn't keeping them away, I had to install an owl decoy, which I happened to have in my garage. Dad had this in his hangar to keep birds from building nests in his plane, but it didn't work. And one day we were down there with Emma and she said she wanted to keep it. When she asks dad for something, she always gets it. So she carried it around our house for a few weeks like it was a baby. Then it went into the garage until now. It seems to be helping; the two remaining basil plants may just survive.
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the garden looks great! i’m almost inspired to start my own square foot garden next year.
She’s right, your garden really does look great. Don’t fret about the basil. You could still plant a bit more if you wanted-we’ve planted basil well into the end of May in the past and have always had a hearty crop.
I’m a bit jealous of your progress. I just got my garden in last week on what I thought was the day after the last frost of the season. Turns out it was the day BEFORE the last frost of the season. I’ll be buying new tomato plants this week.
Looks great. Owl needs a kicky barret though.
(Someday you will see me in a barret - m.h.)
Nasturtium generally take a long time to germinate. I have seen recommendations to soak the seed over night in water. I have read that some people soak them in tea– the tannin in tea is supposed to help. I have also read that nicking the seed with a knife helps. I am sure they will pop up.
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