Sunday, May 09, 2010

Peek-A-Boo!

I see sprout type #2!
Seedlings
Hurray for calendula!

Note to self: When planting tiny seeds, *resist* the urge to put more in the hole to compensate for them being so tiny! I'm going to have to thin those poppies. :P

7 comments:

Prairie Chicken... said...

I always plant like 6 per peat pot! But that's just me :)

I also get reeeeeally excited when I see my seedlings emerge.. VICTORY!

noricum said...

I normally try to restrain myself to 2-3, or even just one if it's a large seed. But I slip up and put way too many in for the tiny seeds. ;)

Heather said...

I always find it exciting when the seeds start to grow.

md said...

spring! even in manitoba... (do you know the easiest way to thin those tiny plants is to snip off the extras with nail scissors?) i've been more and more going to just perennials and don't have space for more plants, but i miss the rush of seeds sprouting. where are you planning on putting all those babies?

noricum said...

Oooo! Great tip. :)

I'm adding some garden beds around the apartment block, to spruce the place up a bit. (Long story... short version: I asked if it was okay if I weeded the grass out of the plants that *were* there, and the caretaker asked me if I'd plant flowers.)

md said...

oh, yes, i remember your pix from last year when you fixed up/added to the beds by the front door i think it was...?

noricum said...

Yeppers. I dug bed to the left of the front door. (Another tenant did a mess of a job starting the other side, but I'll do it properly next weekend.) I'll be adding beds in the back too, but all this digging of sod takes time. :P (Red River gumbo is tough stuff!)