Dr. AlexOct 16, 20201 min readThriving and smelling vaguely of cat peeMy parents are convinced that basil smells like cat pee. I just smell basil, thank goodness. This is the water propagated cutting from...
Dr. AlexOct 16, 20201 min readTiny Tims and lil' PepsSome of the Tiny Tim tomatoes and baby peppers in front of the murder shack.
Dr. AlexOct 16, 20201 min readHiding in the shadowsBeen a bit so I've quite a backlog, will probably just post these with tidbits until I catch up.
Dr. AlexJul 16, 20201 min readPrincesses over the sinkThe green onions, the mini eggplants and the mini melon are sitting on a window sill over our kitchen sink. I like to think they are...
Dr. AlexJul 16, 20201 min readSapphire Tower Cthulhu beastPh'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! This is like some sort of creepy tiny instar. Look at the Puya's little slappy bits!...
Dr. AlexJul 16, 20201 min readCall the food policePips hates me. I know this, because he grows hot peppers and makes his own hot sauce. I'm a wuss about spice, not in a Dune way, but in...
Dr. AlexJul 13, 20201 min readLemon seed with a dreamLook at this over achiever. Mooma cracked open a fresh picked lemon, all excited to bake salmon with it, and this guy was already trying...
Dr. AlexJul 13, 20201 min readOut of the water and into the dirtAyyyy, the basil did great! I took it out of the water after it had a creepy crown of roots that sort of looked like teeth. Actually, I...
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readFound a nursery!Had the pleasure of visiting the Summer Winds Nursery in Palo Alto today. Beautiful plants and very friendly staff. Maybe too friendly....
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readPeas, second cuttingSo the peas are no joke. When I cut them for snacking last time, I left their first leaves, hoping they could regrow a little. They...
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readThe growth of a titanThe Puya liiiiives! I'm so friggin pumped about this little guy. It currently has 4-ish little blades and is working on some more. It is...
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readTrying to propagate the neighborhoodSo! We went on a walk through San Jose and I grabbed some cuttings. I'm trying the tactic of rolling these bad boys in rooting powder and...
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readMelon sproutThe tiny melon looks awesome! I transplanted it from the Burpee. Sadly, its sibling didn't make it, so I tried planting another one.
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readThe peas are alive with the sound of musicThe peas! I put them on top of the washer/dryer and they went crazy in the sun room. This is a couple days before harvest, and looks...
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min read1 basil 1 cupSo I heard, on the street, that you can just sort of make plants root without rooting powder but taking a clipping and shoving it in...
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readThe Reign of Sinkmann, the TML Saga continuesFloat Boi, as theorized, wasn't viable. Long live Sinkmann! Oddly, another thing has begun to grow beside Sinkmann. It doesn't have waxy...
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readItty bitty root committeeWooo! Phylli's clones are doing well in a cup of water. The little brown nubs have erupted into true roots. For now, they will remain in...
Dr. AlexJul 4, 20201 min readThese peas go on when I close my eyesHeart lyrics aside, these peas were aggressive growers! I still saw the issue of having planted the seeds a bit late, you can see roots...
Dr. AlexJun 26, 20201 min readMicrogreens: an obsession These are Dunn peas that I tried starting in water and transferring to a to-go container with dirt in it. I waited way too long with the...