Category Archives: Gardening

I have two more tomato plants to transplant this weekend and the straightneck squash. I’ll probably do that tomorrow since I’ll be at work today. The weather is supposed to be nice so it’s a good time to put them out. It’s exciting to see how well the plants are doing. I think I’m going […]

I’ve transplanted the Emerald Evergreens into their Earthbox. I have a couple stakes on either side to help support the plants when they get bigger. I also planted the lettuce and basil plants out into their Earthbox. They haven’t gotten all that big yet but I think they’ll be fine. At this point that leaves […]

Last night I transplanted the Cocozella di Napoli into one of the Earthboxes. The plant was growing quickly. When I went to turn the peat pot I discovered that the Napoli’s main root had grown down out of the pot and was growing several inches along the tray. We still have it indoors for now […]

More plants are coming up. Our Cocozella di Napoli has come up. Plus most of the basil and lettuce is up. Still waiting for the bell peppers. I replanted two of the tomatoes because nothing was happening. I did one Thai Pink Egg and one Emerald Evergreen. Our other squash is just breaking the surface.

It got cold last night. Our station recorded a low of 27.9 degrees. Everything was frosty. It’ll be nice having the weather station to help us decide when the plants can be transplanted and put outside. Our Cocozella di Napoli has sprouted now too. It’s fun seeing more come up.

A couple of the tomato plants have come up and one of the Little Gem lettuce plants. The others will hopefully be up soon. Once they are up and a bit bigger we’ll start hardening them off by putting them outside during the day. Then we’ll transplant them into the Earthboxes. That’ll be nice, for […]