Here are my
North Georgia Candy Roaster squash and
Cherokee Black Bean seedlings. Only one black bean didn't germinate. I'll let these get a few more leaves and then I'll plant them.
This is the odd but functional potting bench. I don't have to bend over to tend the seedlings and the plastic top is high enough where I don't hit my eyes on the contraption and the sun can get to the seedlings. We got this made just in time all this week it's supposed to rain. On the lower shelf I could start other seedlings.
These are sunflower seedlings; I may have put too many in the pots. One pot didn't germinate. I've been thinking about getting a packet of
Chinese red noodle beans to grow.
Don't these look beautiful? The pods are edible and supposedly they keep their color when sauteed.
We were so proud of ourselves building the potting bench we decided to use up even more leftover lumber and build a storage bench for under the patio. We have some leftover formica from the studio which we'll cut to put a top on this bench. When I use the smoker I can put it on top. Meanwhile I've been preparing for a group of pottery students. I even have a curriculum put together. Hope you remember to say
white rabbit today. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
As usual, white rabbit escaped me. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteLoved those red beans.
Hi Sue, thanks, it isn't easy to remember to say white rabbit is it? I hope to order some of those beans they look intriguing
ReplyDeleteWhite rabbit........hares and rabbits. Let's keep our toes crossed for a terrific June. Nifty benches; great beans. Do you have a resource for seeds?
ReplyDeleteHi Suzi, thanks, I saved these seeds, from the squash I got from the farmer's market and from a farmer who gave me the black bean seeds, the red ones, click the link, If you want me to send you some of the squash and black bean I will ??
DeleteGreat pottery bench! I did some long Asian green beans a few years ago...delicious!
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara, thanks, oh good to know I think I'll get some of the red ones, they look so unusual and I can get them to climb up our retaining wall.
DeleteYou've got such a green thumb...I try, but tend to overwater, underwater, or something??? ugh!
ReplyDeleteHi Turquoisemoon, thanks, I do better with outdoor plants than indoor ones, I tend to do the same with those indoors. Ha.
DeleteThe long Asian beans are fun. We had green ones from our CSA a couple of years ago. The benches look great.
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, thanks, I love the look of those long beans, the benches beat bending over all the time. that's for sure.
DeleteThose red beans are very pretty but I always worry about any plant from China, it seems so many become invasive here.
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, thanks, well since it's a vegetable and an annual I doubt there is much risk of it becoming wild especially with our frosts up here.
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