I find germinating in baggies very cute.. a few months ago i'd experimented to see if i could get a hang of it.. getting positive results prompted me to try it out this season.. so apart from the seeds in containers i have a few in baggies which include nasturtium,...
Just a quick post to report that i peeked in this morning and saw signs of life in Allyssum- white n purple, cynoglossum and a few seeds from colorado mix:) More tom.. too tired today! off to sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I JUST CAN'T STOP SOWING SEEDS!!!! Maybe because they never stop germinating for me.. (and i hope they don't) I'm back to delhi and bought some seeds along with me to sow n grow here.. so today i set out with a bag of compost ,empty plastic containers and seeds.. the...
Who said planting bulbs is easy? When u talk of a bulb, it is said.. remove soil-place bulb-replace soil.. sounds easy right? no! in my case as i experienced today its more like "hunt a non planted pot-wet soil-remove weeds-break clumps-add bonemeal-mix soil-remove a...
Third and final round of seed-sowing accomplished.. i'm feelin so relieved.. i thought its a bit late as i'm already seeing greenhouse pansies blooming but its nice to see all the effort showing green color(as in germinating.. hehe) Re-arrangement of conatiners has...
SEEDSSSSSSSSS
Since i last updated there has been a lot happening in the garden.. I have sown seeds like crazy and they have come up the same way too..Trays.. boxes.. plastic containers.. small pots.. everything is full of nothing but soil n seeds.. Though its november and it isnt...
Another feat accomplished today with two trays sown.. today the target seeds were aster pansy marigold gazania cactus dahlia and ipomea.. out of these i skipped gazania as the fuzzy seeds were a bit difficult to handle and sow in trays.. i will sow them in a container...
It feels sooo good to put on garden gloves and play with seeds and soil.. The temp is not so down as yet but i couldnt wait to sow so i took a safe risk and sowed 98 carnation plugs.. a full tray of carnations.. yippeee... i'm so in love with them!! aprt from them...
FLOWER PASSION..
After 4 months of wait the passion flower has finally flowered!! Got some pics from home toay an now i just can't wait to be home and witness the miracle!! omg i'm sooo excited!! I've also started shopping for winter bulbs and from the long list i've been able to...
BE BACK SOON..
I've not forgotten my garden but i'm just too away from it and too busy in college to update here.. this sem is short and lots of work to do.. on the garden front, rains have been a blessing and even the roses are back in action in such heat.. got lots of new garden...
I'm back to college, leaving my dear garden behind.. thank God monsoon has arrived so atleast i don't have to worry about my plants dying of heat.. before coming i'd weeded, pruned and mulched almost all the containers till i was left with no more cocopeat.. i know...
GERMINATION SUCCESS
Here's a sneak-peek at the first germination success using the baggie method.. I'm so glad it works.. or has started working atleast:) The seed pictured is Hollyhock Chareters Double obtained by seed swap.. Out of the three seeds thta i sowed, one has come up.. three...