I wouldn't have no luck at all...
Remember when I said that spring was over and summer was upon us...well the Louisiana asylum-caliber crazy climate survey says that was a damn lie. There are very very few instances in my life when I can say this but, "Thank freaking god for narcolepsy!" I had been proverbially kicking myself for literally sleeping on starting the last half of my indoor germ seeds sowing, not to mention the direct outdoor sows until like 3 days ago when a storm front rolled through and turned back the clock and thermostat and sent us straight back into the throes of winter. As winter as we ever get...it literally froze night before last. SO I thank my faulty brain for allowing me to sleep through what would have been an immensely frustrating mistake of a headache. In fact, I was talking to C about my forthcoming gardening to knock out and mentioned how many gardening enthusiasts in our area must have been tearing their hair out in disbelief. I mean, to live here is to come to terms with the fact that our weather is perpetually drunk. My favorite illustration of our climate is that cartoon that has two rows of cells divided into fourths. In each there's a guy and he's dressed for and dealing with the typical weather for all four seasons and they are labeled appropriately. The bottom row of cells has the same exact images in each fourth but instead of the season labels it simply says "WEATHER IN LOUISIANA ON TUESDAY". (I tried to google it just now and I found the same image but the label said WEATHER IN ILLINOIS...which I personally know doesn't make any sense!) I actually legitimately hurt my (fussy, leonine) back dragging all of my delicate potted plants back inside in the rain at 4 AM on Monday. Definition of misery! Today's high is in the mid-60s with a low tonight of 40 something and then tomorrow, we are forecasted to get back to the toasty mid-70s which is the forecasted temperature for the foreseeable future. Thank the baby weather jesus.
***UPDATE*** OPERATION: "SOW...WHERE AM I GONNA PUT THESE?"
SEEDS WHICH ARE SUCCESSFULLY GERMINATING//HAVE VISIBLE SPROUTING: Broccoli Raab 'Spring', Broccoli Raab 'Rapini', Sage 'Common', Thyme, Sweet Majoram, Balsam Vine, Okra 'Baby Bubba', Oregano 'Common, Oregano 'Greek'
SEEDS WHICH ARE SUCCESSFULLY GERMINATING//HAVE VISIBLE SPROUTING: Broccoli Raab 'Spring', Broccoli Raab 'Rapini', Sage 'Common', Thyme, Sweet Majoram, Balsam Vine, Okra 'Baby Bubba', Oregano 'Common, Oregano 'Greek'
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY: I had started a tray of seeds in pods constructed from cut portions of cardboard paper towel and toilet paper rolls as I saw on a Pinterest "SEED STARTING HACKS YOU MUST TRY THIS YEAR!!" article. As I was filling them, I was thinking to myself that I couldn't understand how it was going to successfully germinate those seeds without molding profusely....as most everything does here in the soggy, soggy, South. .....I was right. Gotta learn that like my ultra-intuitive stomach allows me to confidently bake things by relying upon my gut instincts, my green thumb is also a source of sound, trustworthy intuition.
I also noted that on my 72 cell mini greenhouse starter that has seeds currently brewing, there was a consequent handful of cells that were coated with that whispy, spider-web-like mold that almost looks more like that fake Halloween decoration cobweb stuff than actual fungus. I looked it up and it begins and ends with PHLOX seeds. I believe, if my mind serves me correctly, that those were some of the oldest seeds that I planted this round. IDK if that has anything to do with it. Attempting to kill it with H2O2 spray.
3/7 ***UPDATE***
In addition to the successful seeds listed above, Broccoli 'De Cicco' & Eggplant 'Shooting Stars' may be added. *insert smug face here*
I also noted that on my 72 cell mini greenhouse starter that has seeds currently brewing, there was a consequent handful of cells that were coated with that whispy, spider-web-like mold that almost looks more like that fake Halloween decoration cobweb stuff than actual fungus. I looked it up and it begins and ends with PHLOX seeds. I believe, if my mind serves me correctly, that those were some of the oldest seeds that I planted this round. IDK if that has anything to do with it. Attempting to kill it with H2O2 spray.
3/7 ***UPDATE***
In addition to the successful seeds listed above, Broccoli 'De Cicco' & Eggplant 'Shooting Stars' may be added. *insert smug face here*
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