Project: Sprout & About

While I may have permitted myself yet another short break from writing, I have definitely not forgotten about the Sprouts. It was tough to wait until April so that I could start off with sowing the seeds of summer flowers, more herbs, and work with other exciting experiments. This starts to sound like It’s Sprout Time! will need a sequence… What I am trying to say here is to follow them, tiny Sprouts’ growth is such a source of joy for me. How magical it is to drop a tiny seed in the soil, give it some time and love, and one day, see a seedling come out. Ahhhh.
You know if you know 🙂

Speaking of, these seeds in the picture below are some of the funkiest seeds I have sown so far, they are like tiny spikes, how cute!

Despite happy growing experiences, I have also sworn to share the sadder moments. Namely, the Sprout part hasn’t been just sunshine and rainbows. When I was moving the already-grown tomato seedlings into their new pots, one of them gave it up altogether. After a day or two of repotting, it just started falling over and drying up, it was quite obvious the game was over for this one. After careful investigation and analysis (or constantly thinking about how could I have failed so bad), I came to the conclusion that I might have damaged its roots while repotting it. It’s the only explanation.
A similar thing happened to one of the peas. This buddy experienced a rough start early on in his life. It got hit by a puzzle, and even if it seemed like it was starting to grow new leaves, it suddenly started to fade, similarly to the tomato.

It’s not a biggie, other peas and tomatoes are showing good growth 🙂 I suppose we must accept the harsh fact that some will simply not be strong enough to survive as Sprouts in this world.

And then, continuing with some unhappy news. The rocket salad, aka rucula, which was also known for its fast(est) growth, is now known for being amongst the first ones to die, too. I don’t know what to say. Or I do, I know I failed them. The lettuce, as seen on the left in the picture below, is growing but quite poorly. I must confess that after thinking that these NEITHER didn’t have what it takes to survive in these climates, I have now accepted the fact that I may have sown them a bit too early and they may have been exposed to too much Sun.
Luckily, again, since these two are fast growers, you bet I have already sown some more. This time, I have to find a cooler place for the rucula and the lettuce to grow…

Finishing the updates on a brighter note, here is a success story of flower growing, which I started doing at the beginning of April. These buddies grow very fast, take a look at them in the picture below. There are 5 days between the day they are sown until they have grown like that in the picture on the right, wow. I would have put them outside to grow, but we got a surprise snow. I am glad I didn’t move them out. The beginner is doing something right, hahaha.

Fingers crossed that other Sprouts will have what it takes to survive and to flourish ❤ (and quite frankly, I hope I have it, too)