Originally, a blog for our year living and working in the Japanese island of Kyushu. Now that we are back home, its just the average blog. We'll update friends and family on whatever is going through our heads.

Monday, July 07, 2008

Vegetable Garden Day 6

My vegetable garden is off to a good start. Most of my seeds have sprouted right on schedule. I'm having a hard time figuring out what is wrong with the corn. At work, the children planted corn from the seed and it sprouted very quickly. My corn seed pods keep getting this white fuzzy thing growing on top of the pod. I keep stirring the soil but it comes right back. I think maybe it's because I am growing them indoors and they're not getting as much sun as they'd like.
Here are some pictures of my tiny veggie plants.


The cucumbers are the strongest ones so far. I can't wait until I transplant them to the ground. I've already cleared an area for them and have planted a yellow tomato and a sweet pepper plant I purchased. Also, I'm experimenting with an onion that started growing while it was still inside our fridge. I can't believe it thrived rather than rot. Here's a picture:

I have no experience with onions so I'll have to read about it and figure out when they're ready to be picked.

2 Comments:

Blogger Mary Fryman Guittar said...

Sounds like a good start. The only suggestion I can add is not to shock the tiny plants when moving them from air condition to Fl. outside. My cukes are doing well also. I have blooms on them and on my squash and canalope. Emily and Elizabeth have a garden and are picking beans and peppers now. Thanks for sharing.

July 07, 2008 8:45 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ah! Childern of the corn. Guessing the white stuff to be a kind of mold. Also guessing that natural sunlight will help. Did you check the Farmer's Alamanac for planting times/days?
RonDad

July 18, 2008 10:23 AM

 

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