{"id":552,"date":"2012-03-01T16:50:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T21:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=552"},"modified":"2014-09-03T22:16:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T02:16:02","slug":"seed-starting-update-day-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=552","title":{"rendered":"Seed Starting Update – Day 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since we started our seeds on February 17th, they have been working very hard to become tiny little plants. \u00a0Some have had better success than others.<\/p>\n

The funny thing I found was that while I thought I was being so careful placing only one seed in each pot, at least 8 of the pots have at least two seedings going. \u00a0There are some seeds, like beets, that come in clusters of a few seeds that you plant at once. \u00a0I don’t think any of these are like that. \u00a0I really just think I dropped some.<\/p>\n

So here are the little darlings.<\/p>\n

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In our first tray, the row in the back is the basil. \u00a0All four pots have one strong seedling each. \u00a0 You can tell basil by the cute round leaves they have in the beginning while most everyone else will look the same with more elongated leaves. \u00a0The tall gals in the center pot are the cilantro. \u00a0They went from be the late bloomers to the Bea Arthurs of the pack and they aren’t even supposed to emerge until 14-21 days. \u00a0(As you can see there are two in there, oops.) \u00a0The front row is the parsley which isn’t supposed to be up until 14-21 days (High achievers! \u00a0So proud!). Of the four pots we have doubles in three of them for a total of 7 plants. \u00a0So much for me being careful.<\/p>\n

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The second tray is a mixed bag of success. \u00a0The left row is the Matina tomatoes. \u00a0As you can see the two in the front haven’t done much while the back to are going strong. \u00a0It just goes to show that with the same environment you don’t always get the same result. \u00a0The right side is the Cherry Tomatoes have three out of four pots going with a tiny seedling emerging in the last one. And of course because of my butterfingers, there is the one more toward the front that has three growing quite nicely. \u00a0Again the cilantro is in the middle and doing well.<\/p>\n

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Our third tray looks bad but it’s still right on time. The right side is the sweet peppers which have 3 out 4 growing. \u00a0The middle is again two cilantro . \u00a0The left side look like duds but these are the delphinium flowers. \u00a0I began to think I had somehow pissed the seeds off and they were just refusing to grow. \u00a0I checked the back of the seed envelope with all of its information and it said seeds emerge 21-28 days after planting. \u00a0So they are not pissed, just taking their sweet time.<\/p>\n

Currently these guys are in front of a southern facing window and seem to be doing well. \u00a0I have been thinking about getting a grow light for some\u00a0supplemental light though. \u00a0 On sunny days they get sunlight but not as much as they probably want and on cloudy days (like the last few around here) they don’t get any. Sunlight is very important for strong, stocky plants. \u00a0Plants that are too crowded or don’t get enough light get tall and scraggely and can’t really recover.<\/p>\n

I am very excited about these little seedlings. \u00a0They mean spring and summer are coming. \u00a0It’s also nice to see something green and alive after a dreary winter. \u00a0And plus it shows me that for two years in a row I have started seeds without really knowing what I was doing and just fumbling through. \u00a0Sometime just staying out of natures way and letting it do its job is the best way to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since we started our seeds on February 17th, they have been working very hard to become tiny little plants. \u00a0Some have had better success than others. The funny thing I found was that while I thought I was being so…
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