Kari was right, most of the seedlings appeared on day eight. Two of the seeds never germinated so I added new seeds to their containers; here is the tiniest one.
You may be wondering what happened to the newspaper pots they started out in. Well, I neglected them for a few days and unfortunately they got moldy. After I freaked out, I removed the newspaper, sprayed the sides of the dirt with diluted vinegar, and let them air out for awhile. They are doing well now, I think that I should have not kept them covered for so long since newspaper holds water so well.
The tomatoes now reside in aluminum cans. I made a number of holes in the bottom of each can and slipped the dirt cylinder of each tomato plant inside. The cans keep the soil from drying out (while I was collecting the cans the plants didn't have containers) but allows for drainage.
very nice. looks like they are doing well. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly - this is Jenny in Portland. Your mom told me about your blog. Just wanted to let you know that I love it, and I'm very inspired by all your projects!
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny. Thanks so much!
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