My Garden Progress Report: Watching the Garden Grow from Small Seeds to Big Hopes
"Gardening is cheaper than therapy – and you get tomatoes." — Unknown
Hello to all Hive gardeners!!
A wonderful day, everyone.. ☀️
It has been 10 days since I started planting tomatoes, strawberries, and marigolds 👇
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and today, I'll share my little progress.
(I'm not a farmer, and this is my first attempt at growing berries and marigolds. I would gladly accept any recommendations or suggestions.)
Here's my sweet tomato. Today is the third day after I transferred it to a small paper cup. My seedling tray slots are very small. I had a hard time scooping it out of the tray.
Lesson: Next time, I should buy a seedling tray with larger seedling slots than what I have now. Or, I can make seedling pots using banana leaves. I've never tried it before, but I think it's worth trying. It's a natural way of growing seeds.
This is what my seedling tray looks like. Each slot is only a square inch and 2 inches deep.
I keep the tray in a shaded part of the porch, but with a little sunlight in the morning.
I planted strawberries here, and it takes 2 weeks or more for them to germinate. Fingers crossed, I'll have good results.
I also ordered additional soil for my garden. It arrived a few days ago.
Here's an update with my sweet potatoes.
The sweet potato slips I planted in a sack aren't showing any progress. The stems broke because my little furry garden inspector climbed on the sack and sat on the slips, wahaha. I am still hopeful because the slips have rooted, so I think it can recover in no time. I also started covering it in the evening to avoid my kittens from climbing onto it again.
However, the slips I planted in a larger bin are healthier. The leaves are larger and greener. New slips were also growing. I am happy to see a little progress like this. It inspires me to keep going.
Lastly, a new bud of my yellow Piti mini rose.
I haven't posted my flower garden in a while, so here's a glimpse of my rose. 💛
I hope you like it..
Well, that's all for now, friends. Let us wait for a few more days, and I will post another update. And I hope it's going to be a positive update 😁
Again, it's my first time growing strawberries, sweet potatoes, and marigolds, so if you have any tips, I will gladly accept them.
Have a wonderful day, toodle-loo.
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