#potting up

[jojadoja1]

[johnzillaaaa]

I potted up my tomatillo seedlings today.

For those who don't know, some nightshade plants like potatoes, tomatoes, and tomatillos will grow new roots from the fuzzies along their stems if they're buried in soil.

So I planted my tomatillo seedlings, which were getting kinda lanky, into bigger, deeper seed cells so they have the chance to grow more roots before I put them in the ground.

Speaking of nightshades, 4 of the 6 tomatoes that got hit by the late frost are not coming back. I should have replaced them with new starts last week honestly but wanted to see if they'd come back.

Also speaking of that late frost, the peppers are kinda coming back, but the brassicas really aren't. I'm gonna have to just give up on them because it's going to start getting too hot for them anyway. I really should probably be trying to grow those in the fall I guess. I might just put some flowers in their place. Something to support the pollinators.

[themethereoncewas]

Donderdag 21 mei 2026... vandaag warm, morgen warmer en de komende dag nog warmer.

Alles uit de serre, zodat de zaailingen niet oververhit geraken. En zo is ze startklaar om tomaten, paprika, aubergine en komkommer uit te planten.

Witte kool en spruiten verspeent.

Alles drinken gegeven!

De blauwe bessen, frambozen en rode bessen beginnen ook te groeien.

[greenstuff-garden]

Repotted! They needed bigger space, and damn of it didn't show fast! Could almost hear them stretch their roots and go 'yaaaay' before shooting up! They grow up so fast... XD

[the-re-farmer]

Our 2026 Garden: first luffa!

Before all the running around, getting my mother’s apartment empty before the end of the day, I made sure to turn on the lights and check on the pre-germinating seeds. It hasn’t been very long, so I really wasn’t expecting anything. So I was very surprised to see my first radicals! On luffa seeds, no less! View this post on Instagram Two of the four seeds have germinated! This is really…

[jensownzoo]

Hallelujah the heat wave is over! Forcast is to be in the 80s the rest of this week and 70s next week, which is remarkable for August actually so I don't imagine it will last. Going to make full use of it in the meantime however!

Put the seedlings that were ready out in the grow frame for a bit this morning to start the hardening off process. Got Chinese broccoli, Chinese cabbage, Snow White bok choy, and some romaine lettuce that's a mixed variety of Yedikule and a red-type I grew in the spring. The lettuce seed was freshly harvested this year from towards the end of the spring where I had the two varieties flowering at once, so cross-pollination was more or less expected. I got pure seed by harvesting one variety early, then later removing one variety entirely and the current blossoms on one then harvesting it after new ones had formed. This seed is from the overlap because I figured why not.

Potted up some plants I grew from seed harvested in the alley. They have a nice pale purple phlox-type blossom, but they're arranged differently so not phlox. I'll figure it out eventually once I actually try, but for now I just know that it's pretty, likes full sun, and grows unattended once established. Oh and it took quite a while for the seed to germinate. I plan on letting it fill out some more then transplanting it in-ground once it gets rainier again.

Which is also my plan for this mountain mint. It's doubled in size since I potted it up and I was able to take the protective grill-and-brick off the top today (to prevent wildlife from digging it out). This one is going in one of the sunnier spots in the part-shade/shade side yard.

Despite the multiple heat waves, some peppers did set fruit. This is from the stash of old seed I found in a grocery sack in this alley in late spring. It was in a plain envelope marked "orange lunchbox pepper" and it's looking like it's a mini-bell rather than those sweet snacking peppers. Which is fine with me as these are great for stuffing as a side dish.

Spring Burpless on the left, Poinsett 76 on the right. Unfortunately the burpless has proven to be inedibly bitter in hot weather, which sucks because it's very productive. The Poinsett 76 is ramping up production now, but it's half the size and has about a 50:50 shot of being bitter. The Beit Alpha vines died without producing anything, which also sucks because they don't tend to be bitter. Ah well, hopefully I can keep the other vines going into the fall so the fruit sweetens up. The chickens are enjoying the treats anyway.

Bee elbows deep in a cucumber flower and one on the screen I have over the grow frame warming up before starting her day.

Last Mammoth Russian sunflower has bloomed. Had to zoom in with the phone camera because it's nearly 10 feet tall. The cardinal climber is making free use of the support too.

Unfortunately the birds are already stealing the unripe seed. I think I'll bag at least a few of the largest heads so my chickens get their treat. The birds can have the smaller ones.

The datura seed pods look so cool. I still have seed left from last year's scavenged alley harvest, but fresh is good. I have an in-ground spot picked out for a few datura plants next year. Still going to start them indoors as I don't want them spreading out of that spot.

[jensownzoo]

Removed the remnants of the failed sweet corn and replaced it with Rodale Red amaranth transplants. They'll fill in the front while the cucumber climbs up the rear trellis in that section of the sidewalk bed.

Transplanted in the Thai lemon basil on either side of my Mist flower. I'd like to collect seed from both, so I'll be babying this container along. I do need to prune the basil after it recovers from transplant shock so it can bush up properly.

Got the three new varieties of peppers potted up from their tinier cells. Only one of the Chernuska seeds germinated, so I'll be babying it as well in hopes that it gives me fruit and replacement seed for next year. The other two are a sheepnose and a cayenne. The cayenne I'll be drying for powder both to restock my spice jar as well as to stock my anti-mammalian garden defense arsenal.

The datura really likes its new spot. It's nearly big enough to start considering forming flower buds.

Which, at six feet tall, the Mammoth Russian sunflowers are just starting to do. Very exciting! It's been a long time since I've had flowering sunflowers (other than sunchokes).

I've also been running around using old wet used chicken litter (from the spring coop cleanout) to add another inch of mulch to everything while the soil is still wet from the rain storm Tuesday. Gotta preserve that moisture for as long as possible. Also should add a small amount of fertilizer at a good time for it for subsequent rain to carry down to the roots.

I need to find my racquet this afternoon too...the June bugs are out in force in my backyard and they love bean leaves. It's very cathartic to punt them into next week (or at least the neighbor's yard).

[the-re-farmer]

Our 2024 Garden: potting and potting up, and stuff

Today I was going to be helping my mother with her grocery shopping, so I took advantage of the trip, leaving a bit early to swing by a hardware store. I didn’t find everything I was looking for, but found other things I needed, instead. Then I swung by another store to pick up something for my mother I knew she was intending to skip this time, before finally going to the grocery store. I was…

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