Hugelkultur in a Pot Part 3: Seeds
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gardeningToday I finished the hugelkultur pot. (See Part 1 and Part 2.) I still have the second one to fill, but this one is done for now. \o/
These are the Shithouse Marigold seeds and label. The seeds are stored in the big envelope and there are a lot of them. Whenever you have a lot of seeds, just take a pinch or two and put them in a smaller packet to take outside and plant. That way, if you drop the packet, you won't lose much. The label is written on a strip of plastic cut from a water jug. I can get 8-10 of those from one jug.
These sticks will be used to mark spacing in the giant pot. There are 8 of them, to be planted in pairs, which will mark 4 spaces that I can add nursery marigolds later. Cutting at an angle makes it easier to stick them in the soil, although fresh potting soil is pretty soft.
The giant pot now has its Shithouse Marigold seeds and label. You can't really see the seeds, because marigold seeds are little black slivers with a pale brush on the top end. Of course you can just scatter them, but you can also sow them by holding the brush and sticking the pointy end in the ground for precise placement, which is what I did here. They are planted in the wide sections between pairs of sticks. Also, see how the surface of the potting soil looks like little chips? It's why I love this brand. It leaves that tidy-looking surface and is less prone to crusting so the rain runs off.
The pot has been watered.
Here you can see water drops on the rim.
Today I trimmed around the goddess garden, dug out some extraneous violets and grass, then re-installed the statue.
The puddle at the end of the driveway is mostly dry now, but still a popular drinking spot.
Among the bird tracks are some little handlike ones that might be squirrel or raccoon. Possum tracks are more star-shaped.
These are the Shithouse Marigold seeds and label. The seeds are stored in the big envelope and there are a lot of them. Whenever you have a lot of seeds, just take a pinch or two and put them in a smaller packet to take outside and plant. That way, if you drop the packet, you won't lose much. The label is written on a strip of plastic cut from a water jug. I can get 8-10 of those from one jug.
These sticks will be used to mark spacing in the giant pot. There are 8 of them, to be planted in pairs, which will mark 4 spaces that I can add nursery marigolds later. Cutting at an angle makes it easier to stick them in the soil, although fresh potting soil is pretty soft.
The giant pot now has its Shithouse Marigold seeds and label. You can't really see the seeds, because marigold seeds are little black slivers with a pale brush on the top end. Of course you can just scatter them, but you can also sow them by holding the brush and sticking the pointy end in the ground for precise placement, which is what I did here. They are planted in the wide sections between pairs of sticks. Also, see how the surface of the potting soil looks like little chips? It's why I love this brand. It leaves that tidy-looking surface and is less prone to crusting so the rain runs off.
The pot has been watered.
Here you can see water drops on the rim.
Today I trimmed around the goddess garden, dug out some extraneous violets and grass, then re-installed the statue.
The puddle at the end of the driveway is mostly dry now, but still a popular drinking spot.
Among the bird tracks are some little handlike ones that might be squirrel or raccoon. Possum tracks are more star-shaped.
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Date: 2024-04-18 05:44 pm (UTC)Cheers,
Pat
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Date: 2024-04-18 10:31 pm (UTC)I do think of them like that. :D
>> Some of the Hardy Annuals I planted have come up and most of the Dormant plants are peaking out of their Winter beds. I've lived here in E Tennessee for 3 yrs now and am starting to get a "hang" growing here.<<
Yay!
>> Of course, I wouldn't be me if I didn't try to grow stuff from markedly different biomes. Too Hot in Summer, too Cold in Winter. I've tested some plants that don't like heat and I found that I can start Perennials in late Summer and they'll bloom the following Spring....if they're Spring/early Summer bloomers. Anything later and they just won't survive. Tried Wallflowers last Summer and they did very well this Spring. I think I'll try Lupines later in the yr for next Spring's bloom! <<
Are you into seed saving? If so, you can try creating a landrace of whatever you want to grow. Get a diverse selection of seeds that say they are tolerant of heat and humidity, breed them together, and keep the hardiest offspring.
Here are some articles about creating landraces:
https://lofthouse.com/articles.phtml
https://lofthouse.com/open-pollinated-cantaloupe.phtml
I had marigolds self-seeding for years before I realized that they had clustered themselves into a set of traits I really like: tall, robust plants with intensely fragrant flowers that are tough enough to grow even in the lawn. I mentioned that they're built like a brick shithouse, and my audience declared them Shithouse Marigolds. :D