Jacked Up Seedlings, Beautiful Seedlings...I think.

Here is an incredibly leggy 6-day old watermelon seedling, from seeds snagged from the Sugar Baby Watermelons we grew and recently ate. They were delicious. These seedlings, though..they're a little leggy. They live on the kitchen counter, so I'll try giving them appropriate amounts of sunlight and see what happens. I'm hoping they'll survive!

Planted these bell peppers at the same time...they're a little slower to spread all over, but that might be a good thing, yeh?

Magical Overnight Eggplants!

What the crap? Last night, I swear my little eggplant plants (do i call them eggplant plants? it seems redundant...hmmm) were on their way out, but today two of them have little purple babies hanging from them! From the brink of death to fillin' my belly in less than 24-hours. Hooray! I suppose they might have been there yesterday, but I'm pretty sure I would've seen them. Maybe it was the rainstorm last night.  I took their portraits, but my camera's a little defective at moment, so this is the best I could do:

I've also got a handful of baby zucchini...finally! The vines are threatening to take over the world- and our next-door neighbor's backyard. Thanks, Chon and Megan for being so understanding about my mad experiment! Here's a very foggy photo for your review!

Vid of the Day: Tomato Seed to Sprout!

Neat little vid of a tomato seed becoming a sprout...it's about time to get the fall seedlings started,yeh?

I Am Delicious...And I Can't Be Killed!

I am Cuban Freaking Oregano, Variegated! I am tasty as hell! I look great, too...and I love shade, sun, rain, dry weather, humidity, poor soil, rich soil...I'll grow in your Grandma's wig if she sits still for five minutes! I got a little chunk of this stuff from Grace's Hydroponics at Busch and 56th last year and...WOW! It's reeeeeally taken off! I've got little Cubies in pots and random garden spots all over! Front yard, too! It's great to cook with, it makes the world smell great when it rains, and it's pretty! It's super easy to grow, and it grows FAST, so let me know if you're wanting some. I will hook...you....UP. 

A Bloody Mess....

Well....shit. Lesson learned. Make sure you have a backup gardener available so sickness, busyness, and laziness don't turn your garden into a monstrous wreck. Holy crap. I've soooo much work to do! This used to be a seven-foot tall stand of lovely Purple Mountain Verbenas, with a waterfall of yellow Lantanas and these little white flowers I can't recall the name of- all beautiful and full of life. Now it's the poster for Grey Gardens. So much for the wildflower garden of Deb's dreams. Sorry, love! I'll be razing parts of this monstrosity to make room for a new and improved wildflower garden sometime soon.
The good news is, we harvested two perfect Sugar Baby Watermelons today...and the one we've already opened was, by far, the best watermelon I have ever had! The vines have taken over one end of the garden, and there are at least 5 other watermelon babies growing into tasty fruity-snacks as we speak! Thanks, watermelons, for giving me hope!