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| Container Planting of Radish and Spinach Seedlings. 3.17.16 |
I did a lot of gardening today.
Large half-barrel size containers with greens and favas are coming along nicely, roughly one month after planting. Pictured, radish and spinach. Favas are also growing nicely both in containers and in-ground, and scallions are more than a foot tall - Eqyptian Walking Onions.
Grape cuttings look good, about one month. I am starting Interlaken and Price. These will get extra TLC this year to achieve planting size as soon as I can manage.
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| Grape Cuttings at One Month. 3.17.16 |
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| Favas Germinating at one month. 3.17.16 |
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| Apple Scion, Fedco. 3.17.16 |
Fedco apple scion came yesterday. I stored in refridgeratore overnight. Scion includes
Milo Gibson,
Sweet-16,
Baldwin,
Newtown Pippin. Some were very small. I multigrafted 3 existing trees, and also created one from a one-year plant of semidwarf stock taken from the stump of a prior apple tree. That last was a rind graft, because the scion was so much smaller than the rootstock. I used Mil Gibson because it is rare and unique.
The seedling gemetic dwarf peach is blooming at 4 years. Others at same age and younger are not blooming. I'm designating these as "
gremlin peaches" because the trees are so tiny, suitable for container. I don't know what they will be like. They need a designation because it's too much typing to continue stating "seedlings of genetic dwarf peaches".
I planted herb seeds indoors in seed starting soil, in reused, washed seedling 6-packs. I started seeds for greens in the outdoor half barrels. As pictured below.
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| Rind Graft, Milo Gibson Apple on unknown semidwwarf rootstock. 3.17.16 |
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| Seedling Gremlin Peach at 4 years. 3.17.16 |
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| Seeds planted indoors. 3.17.16 |
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| Seeds planted outdoors in large containers for greens. 3.17.16 |
