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MissB

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18. I'm managing to keep my seedlings alive.
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 01:22 AM
Mar 7

I had a knee replacement last week, so dh has been helping me - literally my water boy. I have 18 varieties of peppers and 14 varieties of tomatoes going, along with about five varieties of eggplant. Leeks, onions, kale, asparagus are on my enclosed porch. I have some coleus, snap dragons, begonia and hens/chicks started too.

I saved a bunch of coleus seed last year. Not sure why I thought it would be hard to germinate? Let's just say I currently have mats of coleus that I will have to separate soon.

The weekend before surgery, I threw in some green onion seeds and pea seeds into my planter beds. I can't go out and look at them just yet, but I saw a photo from the other day that shows the green onions have popped up.

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I only do herbs out on my patio and then dry them for winter's use. Callalily Mar 3 #1
Having your own dried herbs is so nice for winter use! Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #6
Tomatoes! QED Mar 3 #2
Sounds great! Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #7
I love the yellow pears! QED Mar 3 #10
Wow, awesome photo! Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #12
I've lived here over 20 years and hadn't seen them until last summer. QED Mar 4 #15
I usually buy starter plants but I read this article on garbage gardening questionseverything Mar 3 #3
Don't apologize! It's so cathartic to plan and plant a vegetable garden Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #8
I've started several crops indoors: WestMichRad Mar 3 #4
NE Ohio here. Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #9
Traditionally it's about May 15 here, WestMichRad Mar 3 #11
Thanks, WestMichRad! Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #13
tomatoes, peppers, basil, potatoes. The Wizard Mar 3 #5
Don't you just love fresh basil? Especially with home grown tomatoes. Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #14
I have regular basil and The Wizard Mar 4 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Figarosmom Mar 4 #16
I'm managing to keep my seedlings alive. MissB Mar 7 #18
Wow, sounds like you will have quite a garden this summer MissB! Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #19
Good luck to your sister and her surgery! MissB Mar 7 #20
Thanks, MissB. That's good to know! Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #21
I was shocked by how much I didn't know? MissB Mar 7 #22
I can only stay 5 days Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #23
started in February onethatcares Mar 14 #24
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