This arrived in a birthday package from the parents. It's called a Hori Hori, and I like it like it. It has a nice heft to it. And a very sharp point. And see that serrated edge? That works like a charm when you need to saw off cabbage stems. It also makes me feel safe when I'm in the green hut. I think you could do a lot of damage to a bear with it if one was trying to peel open the hut like a can of sardines. Not that I think about things like that.
These are old strawberry plants that are finding new life in the hut.
My slow Roma tomatoes seem to like it in there, too. These should've been ripe a long, long time ago, but tomatoes are stubborn for me. I am kinda proud that I grew these from seed because all my reading indicates growing tomatoes from seed is difficult. These I babied like mad as seedlings once I got them to sprout, which took forever, and for which I had no green hut. Then the plants grew great, but no fruit. This is a lesson in perseverance because a lesser gardener would've scrapped them by now. (this is the smug part I warned you about)
Here are some flats of various bulbs and seeds. There are some red tulips that were given to us by a neighbor. There are some mystery bulbs that I dug up from somewhere, and I can't for the life of me remember what the heck they are. I really hope they grow and bloom because won't that be a fun surprise? I also did some parsley, spinach, and lettuces just for fun.
Look at these peppers! Again, grown from seed and very slow to sprout and ultimately flower. As soon as this plant was moved into the hut, the flowers gave way to fruit.
My slow Roma tomatoes seem to like it in there, too. These should've been ripe a long, long time ago, but tomatoes are stubborn for me. I am kinda proud that I grew these from seed because all my reading indicates growing tomatoes from seed is difficult. These I babied like mad as seedlings once I got them to sprout, which took forever, and for which I had no green hut. Then the plants grew great, but no fruit. This is a lesson in perseverance because a lesser gardener would've scrapped them by now. (this is the smug part I warned you about)
Here are some flats of various bulbs and seeds. There are some red tulips that were given to us by a neighbor. There are some mystery bulbs that I dug up from somewhere, and I can't for the life of me remember what the heck they are. I really hope they grow and bloom because won't that be a fun surprise? I also did some parsley, spinach, and lettuces just for fun.
Look at these peppers! Again, grown from seed and very slow to sprout and ultimately flower. As soon as this plant was moved into the hut, the flowers gave way to fruit.
Not to put too fine a point on it, this smug commentor says that peppers are veggies.
ReplyDeleteSmugness is an ugly quality in a commenter!
ReplyDeleteFrom Dictionary.com:
fruit
/frut/ Pronunciation [froot] –noun
1. any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
2. the developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, as the pea pod, nut, tomato, or pineapple.
3. the edible part of a plant developed from a flower
Please, leave the smugness to the agronomists!
I am pepperishly, yet smugly contrite, all without the aid of a dictionary, however I won't be over anytime soon for some of your green pepper pie! Sadly, smugness seems to be an inheritable trait. I told you not to put too fine a point on it.
ReplyDeleteThere, see, and after I told you not to put too fine a point on it! p0p
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