Hey there veggie fans! There are gorgeous things happening under the magic shop lights : )
I have learned a lot about onions since last year. Here at 34 degrees N, you can't grow regular onions! You have to get special "short day" onions... so here they are! I'm starting onion flats under the lights, and they're going outside late April. They're so cute with their little seed hats! I understand you can trim the tips and use in cooking between now and late April... I'll do that tomorrow and put the tips in salsa.
This lanky little guy is Strawberry Spinach. Leaves that taste like spinach and fruit that tastes sweet.... I gotta see this. I'm watching this cutie closely so he survives until he gets outside.
I LOVE basil. I love the smell, I love the taste, and one of these I'll learn how to cook with it. But in the meantime, I plan to grow a plethora of it!
I'm not sure if Chard will continue to excel as the weather warms (it's 85 inside mid day), but I sure love harvesting a gallon bag of NOM every weekend: chard, spinach, mustard, kale, collards.... all grown by me. YUM!
The little tonda di parigi carrot so far is doing nicely into a little 3 1/2" pot! The carrots are no more than an inch long, so this should work great. They seem happy, right?
More baby basil... some doing better than others LOL.
Black Cherry Tomato is supposed to excel here in the desert. We'll see! All of my indoor cherry tomatoes are really happy. TOO happy!
These mini peppers have been doing great, now it's time to bloom and set fruit! I see buds forming...
There's always an experiment going on here.... Check out these guys growing in water. They're fine. And the tall tomato in water has a flower. OMG.
Pepper, strawberry spinach, cherry tomato... so pretty together.
Basil under fluorescent lights... looking good.
Chard.... YUMMY.
Cherry tomato heaven.... what gorgeous plants.
These kids are the Picklebush cucumber... and they promise 2' plants... perfect for under lights! These guys will never see the bright desert sun. They're going to spend their lights under lights. We'll see how it goes! Paint brush, ready for propigation...
Oh no.... more basil? Yes, more basil : )
Quick look at the hydroponic center. Basil, happy peppers, yay!
More tomato glamour shots... love these guys!
My treasures.... indoor carrots. I sure hope they're making tasty treats!
Another hydroponic experiment... cucumber in a hydro bucket.
Spacemaster cucumbers, ready to take off!
Hydro jar basil.... these guys are REALLY happy. Amazing how water makes basil shine. It's kind of a moist herb, so it really enjoys it.
A great shot of tomatoes, carrots, chard, and other goodies.
Thanks for looking!
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