CHIVES
These came from onions sprouting in pantry, which I planted in a small milk carton. They thrived well, it was a no brainer. I wasn't really looking forward to growing them so you can say I left them for dead after that (I'm a monster, I know). I thought it's so easy to grow them that I can just plant them again anytime I want in the future.
I was pretty sure they were dying the last time I checked. But after many days of outpouring rain, surprisingly, they're looking pretty well. I've transplanted them to a bigger pot today.
Well, I take it back. I'm growing them for good.
Never appreciated the smell of onions, besides when you sauté them, until now.
I'm not sure when to harvest them though. Is it good to do so now?
I wonder if they'll grow again afterwards.
ALOE VERA
A friend gave these plants to me. I wish I can start growing them from seeds, but well it's impossible for me. Anyway, their leaves weren't green prior to the rainfall, even though I water them everyday. But they surely look much better now.
Before photos
See how bad they were.
Introduced them in this post before.
Present photos
I have three pots of aloe vera.
These are exactly the same plants as above photos.
They all look pretty healthy for me.
OREGANO
Read his link to know how I got it, and how it was like before. It surely is looking pretty well now.
There's a lot of leaves, both small and big ones.
I always smell it when watering. The leaves smell really good, though some people don't like it.
Unknown seedling
This seedling is the only one left from the egg carton from my previous post. There was a papaya seedling, but it died because of the rain. Now, this seedling is supposed to be calamondin's, but it looks different from the seedlings that I had before. It looks more like a papaya seedling. Any thoughts? I'd like to confirm what this is.
The seedling in question
Basil
Thanks to the rain, here's the only basil seedling left. Guess for my case, germinating the seeds is not the problem, maturing the seedling is. Until now, I'd have to buy basil leaves from the supermarket for my pesto. And they are quite costly. *sigh*
It's so tiny that my phone's camera can't get the right focus.
Tomato
The same case with my tomato seedlings. Guess I'll just sow some seeds again.
I'm still trying to revive them by moving to a bigger pot. They were in a milk carton before.
Let's see what will happen next.
I have quite spacious yard to start gardening in the ground. But, I don't think the ground is fertile enough to start. What do you think? Any ideas how to make the soil healthier?
This is what happens next when it rains, a weed/grass forest.
And the next thing to do is to cut them. And it's a pain in the back, literally.
How I wish I can turn this into a beautiful, healthy garden.
Cantaloupe
My latest experiment is from the cantaloupe fruit I bought from the supermarket. I collected all the seeds, washed and air dried them. I thought of sowing some of the seeds on 2nd April, Thursday, here they are now after 4 days.
It seems that all the seeds I've sown in each pot have sprouted.
Although I'm not really expecting to harvest fruits in the future (after reading about hybrids), I will still try to grow them.
I still have a bunch of seeds I didn't sow, and it seems that it's not that hard to germinate the seeds.
Happy sowing!
"He that plants trees loves others besides himself."
