So, the seeds I was waiting for arrived today.
The giant corn really is giant! It's about 3-4 times normal size! Saw some pictures of the corn stalks these grow online and some grew as high as 15' tall. Judging from the size of these, one ear would be enough for a family of four for dinner! (As a side dish, of course.)
The spinach seeds are about 10x normal size. Hope the plants are!
There is some preparation before planting some of these. The strawberry and grape seeds have to be stratified (kept in the freezer for a few weeks) before planting. For blueberries, I have to acidify the potting soil or find some really acidic potting soil.
Blueberry seeds are microscopic. No wonder I never knew they even had seeds! You can eat blueberries and never know you ate the seeds.
Hoping the grape, hummingbird and jasmine vines all do well. Then the entire fence line across the back yard will be covered with vines, mostly flowering. There is already one grape vine and two other vines I'm not sure of. Think the other two are English Ivy, though they look like grape vines that are likely sterile. Giving a shot at fertilizing one. Attempts to kill off the other one have failed and it has grown back stronger and greener than ever this year. Doesn't help that it's right by the compost bin. So, I'll just keep it trimmed. Least it looks decent now. Tried killing it because it looked tragic. It would be cool if they all started sprouting grapes! The main grape vine has been well fertilized and added sulfur, compost, gypsum and sulfuric acid to the soil around the main trunk. Hoping for some decent grapes this year instead of the miniatures of the last two years.
The giant corn really is giant! It's about 3-4 times normal size! Saw some pictures of the corn stalks these grow online and some grew as high as 15' tall. Judging from the size of these, one ear would be enough for a family of four for dinner! (As a side dish, of course.)
The spinach seeds are about 10x normal size. Hope the plants are!
There is some preparation before planting some of these. The strawberry and grape seeds have to be stratified (kept in the freezer for a few weeks) before planting. For blueberries, I have to acidify the potting soil or find some really acidic potting soil.
Blueberry seeds are microscopic. No wonder I never knew they even had seeds! You can eat blueberries and never know you ate the seeds.
Hoping the grape, hummingbird and jasmine vines all do well. Then the entire fence line across the back yard will be covered with vines, mostly flowering. There is already one grape vine and two other vines I'm not sure of. Think the other two are English Ivy, though they look like grape vines that are likely sterile. Giving a shot at fertilizing one. Attempts to kill off the other one have failed and it has grown back stronger and greener than ever this year. Doesn't help that it's right by the compost bin. So, I'll just keep it trimmed. Least it looks decent now. Tried killing it because it looked tragic. It would be cool if they all started sprouting grapes! The main grape vine has been well fertilized and added sulfur, compost, gypsum and sulfuric acid to the soil around the main trunk. Hoping for some decent grapes this year instead of the miniatures of the last two years.
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