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Monday, April 13, 2009

Whoops

Last Saturday we set our little garden seedlings outside to enjoy a bright, sunny day. We've been doing that when the days are warm and sunny enough. We bring them in again before nightfall and set them under a grow light, which we switch off before turning in for the night.

On Saturday, however, after returning home late in the evening from a wedding reception and then mixing egg dye and coloring eggs until almost midnight, we completely forgot about our little seedlings.

Whoops.

Easter morning greeted us with bright sunshine, a hard frost, and a tray full of dead seedlings. All gone, except for some evening primrose and one hyssop plant.

So I spent some time today re-seeding the little pop-up pots. At least they'll have a few short weeks head start. We won't be able to plant outdoors here for a little while yet.

So much for planning ahead. At least we gave organized thinking a try : )

6 comments:

  1. Oh no! You must be so disappointed! Hopefully your new seedlings will come through quickly and you can start over again. My greenhouse is so full at the moment, I just can't wait for the last frost, so I cvan get busy planting outside!

    Willow x

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  2. Hi Willow!

    Oh, how I would love to have a greenhouse!

    Hope your frosts end soon so that you can get your hands dirty!

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  3. How sad.
    Can you re-use the cute little checker-pots?

    But I am glad you reminded me to go water mine this minute ( it is 04 am) as I forgot so today.
    Come visit my GBBD.Will you do one?

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  4. Hi Jo!

    I did re-use the little pots and they are on their second go at germination right now.

    Thanks for reminding me of bloom day. Your garden is gorgeous! I don't have much color right now - my few handfuls of spring bulbs, but absolutely nothing else.

    But, as the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers. We'll see what happens next month : )

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  5. Aw, good luck with the new batch.
    And that evening primrose must be tough...I definitely favor the plants that can survive a little neglect!

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  6. Hi adrienne!

    Believe it or not, I already have a few seedlings popping up through the soil.

    And I agree, all plants at my house have to be strong enough to survive a little neglect : )

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