My Neck Of The Woods: Vege Garden cont....May 12, 2008...trouble in paradise

Well..things are not going so well in the garden. The plants are not coming up as quick as they should be. The compost soil seems to have turned into almost a mud like substance and I fear that it is too hard for the plants to get through. Some seedlings have emerged, however, it appears that some just didn't make it at all.

The pak choi, which should grow in no time, has made no appearance. A small number of lettuce have emerged, by that I mean about 3 hahaha, not nearly the number expected going from other people's experiences with growing lettuce.

Today I used a small garden fork to break up the soil a bit to help the small seedlings have a better chance. It was a case of basically replanting the small seedlings into the broken up soil. So hopefully the little guys get a chance to grow now.

On a happier note the chillies seem to be doing well in their new pots, the spring onions are growing and the coriander (cilantro) is starting to flower which I am happy to see after I gave it some harsh pruning during it's growth. I basically tried to extend the leaf life of the plant by removing any parts that were trying to flower during it's growth. This seemed to work quite well and I got many, many weeks of great use out of it before I decided to leave it alone and let it go to seed. So I am very happy to see the flowers because I can harvest more coriander seeds in the near future.

So for now the adventure continues and if nothing else I have learned a few things along this journey, although a few vege to eat would be nice too...but for now I have to be content and wait...

Chillies coming along..