Well, its been a bit since I checked in and updated on my progress. Here goes nothing:
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This is a small tomato bed I have planted on the South side of the house on the corner. I stripped off the cotyledon leaves on these and built firm mounds of dirt up the stems in an effort to encourage further root growth.
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I potted up a horde of tomato seedlings a few days ago, among them are Super 100's, Big Boys ( I think thats the name...), Romas, and Cherokee Purples.
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In the same cluster of plants are some edamame seedlings and two pots of pole beans.
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My curbside garden has been showing good signs, from my limited knowledge.
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Bell Pepper seedlings
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Spicy pepper seedlings
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Early Yellow Straightneck
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My beans
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A row of carrots
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And some corn.
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Radishes in a container.
Well, I can't wait to start seeing blossoms on some of those plants in the curb garden. There is a massive tree just ten feet east of the bed that is in full bloom and the wide range of pollinators that dwell near this property give me a sense of promise. Thoughts, comments, observations? The soil in the curbside bed is untested and unamended. The mini tomato bed has been turned to two and a half feet deep and amended with a great deal of wet, decomposing, organic matter (No bodies!) Will I have to engage in more thinning based on the photos I've uploaded?