Some of the alpine strawberry seeds are germinating. In my reading, I expected slower. This is only a fraction of the seeds I planted, and it's quite uneven so far, but it looks like plenty already.
I keep them on the warming mat at night, and in the bright light during the day.
Last year I planted this container of chive seedlings some time last year. It overwintered in the kitchen garden. Now it's growing again. I want to give them lots more room.
This is the before photo.
They looked pretty root bound.
Rather than tease the roots apart, I just sliced through the soil with a knife.
All of the roots seem to have reached outward, then wind around.
I sliced it like a cake, into wedges.
Then planted in a much roomier container.
I don't think these will need much TLC. They should do fine, until they overgrow this container too.
I find it much easier to grow chives in containers, than in-ground. Much easier to keep weeds out.
I moved the feeder closer to the camera. This camera also doubles as a front door cam, although that was not my intent.
Let's see if this uploads.
I converted the webcam bird feeder to watch hummingbirds. I also set up the solar charger.
I've never grown Caladiums. Bought these tubers on a whim. I planted them in small containers to germinate them, and kept them on the seed starting mat.
Growth points are starting to emerge.
Still a long way to go. Caladiums are tropical, so they need a lot of warmth. I'm keeping them in the sunroom.
