I also discovered the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) yesterday, and spent a day and a half looking at the rare, exotic, and experimental seeds they have available before putting together a list to request some seeds. I'm not sure if they will accept my request or not, but I wrote up a long explanation of how I plan to use the garden as an educational tool for the kids (see the Garden page for more information). I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
Seedlings are still growing. Not much to comment on them today. Some of the cucumbers in the indoor garden are now touching the net trellis, but not climbing it yet. A few of the peas in the indoor garden are really starting to get tall. I wonder if they'll start climbing before the cucumbers. The mango remains the same. My son (#2) wanted to share that his sunflower seeds have sprouted and grown out of their original pot, needing to be re-potted into a larger pot. He planted six seeds, five of which sprouted, but one didn't survive. I expect them to grow quickly now that they have more root space. I'm a little concerned about the seedlings starting to get root-bound in the soil pellets, so tomorrow I'm hoping to pick up some more soil and some random containers to transplant them into bigger containers until we can plant them outdoors. Clearly I planted them way too early. Lesson learned!
I also discovered the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) yesterday, and spent a day and a half looking at the rare, exotic, and experimental seeds they have available before putting together a list to request some seeds. I'm not sure if they will accept my request or not, but I wrote up a long explanation of how I plan to use the garden as an educational tool for the kids (see the Garden page for more information). I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
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