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Project Jalapeño IIII
If there was one thing I didn’t expect from this project up ’til now, it was that ever single seed I planted would germinate. That every single seedling I so carefully transferred, twice now, would thrive. I expected a few, if not many, to shrivel up and perish underneath my inexperienced hands. They didn’t. They don’t. Indoors, photo taken just now. And outdoors, in the foil house. I keep it…
Project Jalapeño III
And so came the day that our babies grew up to be strong, healthy toddlers. They were almost bursting out of their 4″ pots. Some were already growing their sixth set of true leaves, so it was time to move them to sparkly new 8″ pots. Bought the 8″ pots, and lots of organic potting soil and we set up the foil greenhouse because I’d be needing extra room. Much…
Project Jalapeño II
This was an earlier batch my son had planted. He just spread them all in this big, blue propagator I had bought him. There must have been 40 seeds in there, at least. I felt he was entitled to making and learning from his own mistakes, so I just let him. Not expecting them all to germinate and grow like weed. I must say he’s taking very good care of…
Here’s Why I Don’t Bake
Have to show the failures, too, right? It’s raining off and on here today, the weather is kinda crazy for this time of year anyway, and J-man had the afternoon off and was bored. Now, my son loves to bake and I love him, so I just feign enthusiasm and reach for the flour and oatmeal. I sigh a deep sigh while entering the zone of doom, trying very hard…
Project Jalapeño I
So, there I was… stuck with a window sill filled with containers. How charming. Everything for the cause, right? Things got nice and warm in there, so all the conditions were right for my seeds to germinate, sprout and grow into seedlings. Which they did after exactly 8 days. I had bought different sets of Jalapeño seeds, along with Anaheim and Madame Jeanette seeds. I also used different soaking times….
Project Jalapeño
Never wondered about the lack of jalapeños in my recipes? Let me tell you why: we can’t buy them here. It’s okay, no really, I’ll wait for the shock to wear off. But seriously, they managed to build this entire country below sea level but somehow growing a few jalapeño plants is an insurmountable problem. Pity us. The one time I did find a farmer selling Jalapeños, I had to…
