I realize I haven’t posted an update in awhile. Been really busy and so much has been going on with my AGs, I’m almost at a loss as to where to start. I’ll take this one at a time….
First, the English Garden.
It’s…well, going slowly. The Twinkle Phlox actually has been growing nicely. So much, in fact that I had to prune it down because it was almost in the lights. The Mini Petunias have picked up the pace and are growing quite well now. The Stock still looks pretty pitiful….apparently something’s gotten into the pod because it’s turned green. I’m guessing it’s algae, but not 100% sure since everything I’ve read says that algae doens’t inhibit the plant’s growth…but whatever this is sure seems to be. The Dianthus are growing slowly, but pretty steadily. The new Lavender started growing one tiny sprout, then died. It looks like I’m just not meant to have Lavender in this garden. The Lavender Snapdragons looked like they were going to be a dud too, but just a few days ago, it started sprouting. Hopefully, they’ll be able to hang in there.
Next, the tomatoes.
They’re doing great. When they got big enough, I had to make the difficult decision as to which ones to prune out. It was a very hard decision because all of the sprouts (except the ones in the left heirloom…which all died) were growing at an even rate…but I went ahead and pruned one of the Yellow Harvests out and actually decided to try and transplant one of the two healthy Red Heirlooms into the unsuccessful pod. It looked like it wasn’t going to make it the first few days, with some of the leaves turning brown. But now it looks like it just might because it’s started growing again. Yay!
Lastly, the herbs.
The basil is growing like mad. I’m actually going to try to find a recipe to use some of it in because it’s gotten big enough to harvest already. The dill is doing great, as is the oregano and thyme. The mint is coming along lowly, but steadily. Unfortunately, it looks like the chives pod is a dud. Not a single sprout. Ah well…
