garden update: mid-june

by Stacy

Work has been a little overwhelming and crazy, so I haven’t posted much. My garden is still growing, though!

Today’s highlights:

lettuce mix - june 11

Sprouting lettuce seeds! It’s technically late to start lettuce which doesn’t appreciate hot weather, but I had to get my act together before planting them, so this is when they are sprouting. It’s a mix of lettuce seeds, so I can harvest them as micro-greens if need be!

green pepper - june 11

That’s a teeny tiny red bell pepper! There are several amongst my pepper plants, and the jalapeno is plugging along, too.

gerbera daisy - june 11

Gratuitous flower photo. They may not be delicious, but they are bright and cheery! I might snip a few to bring inside.

Now if only my tomatoes would start turning red….

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katiebug June 12, 2009 at 3:16 am

I bought a packet of heat-resistant lettuce seed (it’s germinating on top of my dryer right now); I’ll let you know if it works out. (Since the daily high here is already averaging 90 or so, it should be an interesting experiment.) I really hope that it works out since I’ve grown so dependent on lettuce from my garden.

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stacy June 12, 2009 at 12:23 pm

We’re topping out at an even 80 degrees this week, and we had an overnight low of 45 a few days ago (my mom turned her heat on). Maybe I am worrying too early, which makes me feel much better.

Into July and August it gets pretty toasty, though, so I will look forward to your update! It seems more reasonable to grow since my husband doesn’t like salads anyway.

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