We began growing our seedlings and collecting our fruit trees in early April.
It’s now late April and we have the following plants going in containers. We’ll update you on their progress and talk about the successes and setbacks we encounter with each one.
Sunflowers: Fedco sunflower sampler
Tomatoes (Celebrity hybrid; heirloom brandywine; organic beefsteak; grape.
Cucumbers: American pickling
Salad greens: Fedco Mesclun mix (Kind of redundant since “mesclun” is French for “mix” but OK)
Beans: Renee’s organic Edamame (soy); heirloom rattlesnake and purple pole beans
Okra: Clemson spineless
Carrots: Tendersweet
Peppers: Jalapeno seedlings; Bonnie Ancho/Poblano; Bonnie Green Bell; Jalapeno plants
Herbs: Greek oregano (established); Genovese/Sweet Basil (established); Chives (established); Fernleaf Dill (seedlings)
Citrus: Meiwa Kumquat (3 feet, fruiting); Nagami Kumquat (pruned back and regrowing); Meyer Lemon (3 feet, beginning to fruit); Ponderosa lemon (established, blossoming); one unidentified and prolific lemon tree.
Fruit trees: Florida Prince, 7 feet tall, pruned back.
Vines: Two-year-old Southern Spanish wine grape. (Pruned back and showing no signs of life)
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