Beautiful life💚
The hydroponics set we purchased months ago came with some freebies, tiny packets of veggie seeds (e.g., Green Ice, Kangkong, and Romaine). I also bought a few more. So earlier this week (Monday), I harvested the second batch of lettuce from the grow box and replaced them with the remaining seedlings.
The leaves were already yellowing as they had been on the tray since August. Alas, they are now in the net cups, taking nutrients from the solution underneath them.
After that, I started sowing the other seeds—Water Spinach (Upland Kangkong) and Green Ice (Green Rapid Lettuce, per the label).
The first step was preparing the seedling tray for the Kangkong. 30 seeds, according to the packet label, so half of a tray was enough (it has 32 holes). Filled the tray with coco dust, poked small holes for the seeds, and watered the whole tray with a spray bottle (just enough to keep the soil moist).
Then finally dropped one seed in each hole. I honestly didn't know Water Spinach seeds were this big. But I was glad, 'coz I didn't need to use eyeglasses to see and pick them.😁
It turned out the packet had 32 seeds. Some bonus, eh! So every hole in the tray had a seed. Great! I even used the label as the tray's lil flag, haha! There, all set.
Next was the green ice, and I used a separate seeding tray. I thought of sowing three trays, but decided to do one first, then another after two weeks, and the third two weeks thereafter, so they don't germinate and mature at the same time. They are meant for personal consumption, so being able to harvest 3-5 heads a day would be a joy.
The seeds were way too small; I could barely see them with my already poor eyesight. My fingers picked several each time, and I don't know how many dropped into each hole, but we will see when they germinate.
The label indicated the germination period is 2-3 days. Really quick, nice!
Meanwhile, I found several packets of Sweet Million Tomatoes (from the UK) when checking a box from the Lil Kingdom. They were forgotten and had already expired based on their labels (supposed to be sown by 2024 and 2025), but here they are, still in their little packs. Yikes!
But I'll still try to sow some if they will germinate. Not very soon, though. I'm thinking about building (or buying) a stand for the seeding trays, not putting them on top of crates, which take more space.
Will see how it goes next week, as we are now in BC (came home here after attending my sister's brother-in-law's final night's wake). We might spend a few more days here, and we won't be back to DD until Sunday afternoon.
Counting the days in my head made me wonder if the Kangkong and Green Ice are already peeking through the trays since today is the 4th day since sowing. I'm already excited! I do hope Brando won't forget to water them, or the soil will dry out, and they will wilt.
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