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The pot ghetto is shrinking.

17 years ago

On the left, pots with no sprouts. Due to our temperamental weather, I've uncovered all the containers whether they sprouted or not. Some of these I don't expect any germination or I had germination and fried the seedlings.

On the right, pots waiting to be planted out. The space in the middle is what has already been potted out.

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And then there are the shrubs - lilacs, dogwoods, mock orange, rose of sharon, beauty bush, snowball bush, Carolina sweetshurb, and others. Hosta are still covered. I will have more germination. There's over 200 seeds in that container.

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Comments (16)

  • 17 years ago

    Looks good but you sure have a lot of work ahead of you. I only have eight containers out and none of them have sprouts. That's kind of odd because I have never had to wait this long for sprouts before.
    Have fun!

  • 17 years ago

    Token, what's in the containers on the right with all the seedlings showing????

  • 17 years ago

    Those largest seedlings in the large white container are Dogwood (Cornus florida) and Rose of Sharon. The others are so tiny you can barely see them, mock orange, lilacs, etc.

  • 17 years ago

    My ghetto is growing. I've only planted out 2 containers and yesterday I sowed 6 more.

    Karen

  • 17 years ago

    WOW! Looks like my patio. Were you able to fit all that in your hoophouse?
    Looks like you have lotsa work to do, my friend. You will have to post pictures this summer when you get blooms. You sure your not gonna run out of yard?

  • 17 years ago

    Sunny,

    Something tells me that Token does not see her sprouted containers as "work". :O)

    Nice to see all that green Token. Our lawns are still brown here but at least we can see them. The sprouts are appearing every day so the pot ghetto is actually growing now with annuals being done and the packets of seeds that get found in the most unusual places...

  • 17 years ago

    Is Token a "she"?
    No offense, I know prof is a 'he', right? and somewhere I got the idea token is? But Tiffy refers to token as a she.
    ok - it just makes a difference. :)

    anyway, I love when my container ghetto shrinks. And today I planted out ALL my greens - broccoli, chard and spinach. They are growing in my neighbor's garden. I feel so good to eliminate 4 containers.

    And I am NOT sowing more, so no additions.
    Plus I had a great conversation with my neighbor and his wife, so you see - another advantage to gardening.

    ellen

  • 17 years ago

    Token is a man. Trust me--he looks like a cross between Paul Bunyan wielding an axe and David Caruso on a crime scene investigation

    I am also a "he" but I look like Papa Smurf with a small trowel.
    Prof

    PS: I'm sure Token will have something to say... ;-)

  • 17 years ago

    ... and if he doesn't - Joe will :0)

    carrie

  • 17 years ago

    hehe.

    now who the heck is Joe?

  • 17 years ago

    I'm a MAN, baby!

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    No, all those weren't in the hoophouse. Only the annuals were sown in there, zinnias, morning glories, purple majesty millet, etc. The rest were wintersown in traditional containers. I had close to 200 when I finished with another 170+ containers in the hoophouse. I planted out and sowed containers on the same days so it was hard to keep track of the numbers. I finally gave up.

    The leftovers from the hoophouse are sitting on a pallet in the backyard. I took down the hoophouse for storage Thursday morning. Winter is over here at the cottage. I declared it last week.

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  • 17 years ago

    ellenr - see thread: Joe, Where are you? etc. etc.

    Carrie

  • 17 years ago

    WHOOPS!!!! And a good looking specimen I might add!!! I apologize profusely Mr. Token. Geez, I'm blusing from embarassement here. :O)

  • 17 years ago

    yes token is very cute.

    :)

  • 17 years ago

    ..let's settle down and get our minds back to gardening.

  • 17 years ago

    Ladies, ladies....Wait til you see my cucumbers this year. They're just starting to get their first set of leaves. No sign from the eggplants yet though.

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