Was it really seven days ago I planted those new pea plants in plastic cells and plopped them in my window? A week later I'm planting four outside because they've outgrown their cells! It's amazing how well the second batch has grown - makes the batch currently outside look lame. I'll give the older peas another two weeks to get the leg on, otherwise, they are getting replaced.
I'm wondering if I started some plants inside too early and should have waited -- although I was following the general directions of the MG. It may be that container gardening needs to run on a different schedule than terra firma gardening.
The cucumber plants seem to be recovering from their earlier scare - the white spots dried up and now new leaves are growing. I've left the bottle cloches off all week and that seems to be helping immensely. A check of the weather and night time temperatures min out at 49 this week - I'm beyond the frost scare. I'll also give these two more weeks to recover or be replaced.
I took four carnival pepper plants and four italian style pepper plants and put them outside in my second window box. A couple of the plants that had been standing strong now are leaning to the side. I'm hoping a few days outside in gorgeous weather will change things.
Tomorrow I will make a trip to the home depot or walmart and decide how to finish the planting. I have a few lettuce sprouts that look extremely healthy and need to go outside ASAP along with at least four more pea plants. I also need to get a deeper vessel, possibly a bucket, for the tomato plants. I'm leaning towards attempting the self-watering container directions with smaller bins. I need to find a happy medium - big enough for the plant's roots but will still fit on my patio without being too heavy for me to move around.
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