May 15, 2009

THE SEPARATION

I've hit a few of my first snags, er, learning bumps, er, coulda-done-more-research-but-trial-by-error-is-more-fun moments.
How do I explain this without photos? First, the plants that are in peet pots by themselves are fine. They are easy to transfer and move. But, when I ran out of peet pots I planted multiple seeds in plastic pots...
and today...
I realized...
that if I left them there any longer the roots would tangle. I had to separate them out, plant a few of each in the garden, and hope they don't die.
The corn looked strong and didn't flop over dramatically when I transplanted it along the northern fence. I broke some bamboo takeout chopsticks to mark the plants so I don't accidentally "weed" them.
The morning glories, which did dramatically flop over, are now along the southern fence with old broken fence posts to hopefully climb up.

Flower Update: Other than the morning glories, my $8 flower seed investment seems to be a case of failure to thrive. They are just way too slow to grow, so in the interest of seeing real flowers before 2010, we're going to my favorite save money, live better garden center tomorrow morning. Should this be considered a failure? Nah, a lesson learned.

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