Original Blog Entry: Container garden [update]

JAP69 — Sat, 12 May 2018 14:23:15 GMT

Pepper plant had flower drop. I think the plants got stressed with the cold weather when I transplanted them.

Tied off the cauliflower for blanching a couple days ago and was not satisfied with the amount of daylight getting in. Last night I took the burlap sheet I had left and cut it wide enough and long enough to wrap around a plant twice making an apron around the bottom portion. Clipped them together with a clothes pin. Burlap is woven loose enough for the plant to breathe. See how that works out.

While out self pollinating the squash this morning I seen that the one Soya cuke plant in the ground box has a couple flowers. Also noticed the Soya cuke seeds I put in the Soya cuke ground box are up. Put those seed in the ground on May 6th.

Seen some tomatoes starting to grow. Wee bitty things about the size of a small pea when I seen it.

The eggplant are getting ready to flower out.

The six lettuce plants are about done for this year. Have maybe another week left of eating on those.

When I made my salad last night I snipped off one of the large stems on the curly parsley and used just the leaf portion in my salad. Also had some Aragula to go with it. Plus about half a dozen of white grapes. Topped it off with zesty Italian dressing. Scrumptious.

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