March 19, 2013
Tomorrow is the first day of spring and we are finally
getting some typical Texas spring weather.
These warmer temperatures are going to help the garden grow!
A lot has been happening and not happening in my garden
since I last posted. The mesclun seeds (often
called spring mix in the store) are sprouting and coming along nicely. The
mesclun squares are going to be interesting because when I first planted them I
did not label the squares. Having
forgotten what was planted in those unlabeled squares; I planted a second
variety of spinach and then realized that I already had mesclun planted
there. I now have mesclun and spinach coming up in
the same square. I am going to give it
more time before I do any thinning. They
are just tiny babies right now and they all have plenty of room to grow. Since I have never grown mesclun from seed
this is a new adventure for me anyway, so I will just watch and wait to see
what could happen over the next few weeks.
What is not happening is the sugar snap peas are not
sprouting. I have two peas that sprouted on time. I dug under the ground to see if there were
others trying to come up but I could only find one, so I have replanted sugar
snap peas. I have also had trouble with
the spinach squares sprouting. I
replanted the spinach also. I soaked
the seeds for a few minutes this time to see if that would make a
difference. I am also trying to keep the
soil more evenly moist. I may have let
my soil dry out before.
Dry soil does seem to be my biggest problem. I am wondering if I have made my Mel’s mix
correctly because it is not holding moisture very well.
My lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, and brussel sprouts are all
growing and looking very healthy.
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