Tuesday I plant "three sisters": squash, beans, corn in one plot (well, 60% of one plot). Seem to recall average germination is in the ball park of 9 days (off top of my head) so figure I'll be watering dirt for some time.
This morning (Sunday) I see about 3 things coming up, that look like this:
What?!? I KNOW that is not squash and I know that is not bean and I know it is not our ordinary weeds. I think: The CORN SPROUTED in 5 DAYS?!?
Woah. That is IN-sane.
I had NO idea it could be that quick.
So I note that, freak out, water things, and then take off for a hike.
Spend the next 8 hours away, driving to, then taking a great hike in, Yosemite NP (and I'll be posting lots of pictures from that soon).
I return, let chickens into their yards and freshen up the water in their "pools" ('cause it's so freakin' hot) and go water the garden.
THIS is what I see in the 3 sisters plot:
baby squash!!
that's more corn sprouting, partially hidden by dead grass (I'm so clever...)
more squash and corn
Color me shocked!
AND, I think the sunflower seeds have also sprouted, and I planted them WEDNESDAY!!
Check it out:
AND, I think the sunflower seeds have also sprouted, and I planted them WEDNESDAY!!
Check it out:
Has anyone else had an experience like this? Please lemmeno if you have.
I know it's been hot, but really...
wow.
Stunned and Amazed by Nature, as ever,
biobabbler
P.S. So, next day I'm not exhausted from the hike: Burgess Buttercup Squash "Days to germ" = 5-10 (so that's on target, but the EARLIEST possible time); Good Mother Stallard Pole Bean Dtg = 8-16, which makes sense as I've not seen it yet; and last but not least, Hopi Blue Corn Dtg = 7-10. So, the corn is officially ahead of schedule and the squash is not, but WAY on the earliest possible day. Beans: still thinking happy thoughts, hoping they'll a) arrive, b) not get eaten by everyone as tiny sprouts.
PPS I was wrong on the sunflowers. This morning (Monday) I now see them up, and they look a little yellow, not great, so we'll see if it lasts. Gave them a good soaking, so maybe that'll help?
P.S. So, next day I'm not exhausted from the hike: Burgess Buttercup Squash "Days to germ" = 5-10 (so that's on target, but the EARLIEST possible time); Good Mother Stallard Pole Bean Dtg = 8-16, which makes sense as I've not seen it yet; and last but not least, Hopi Blue Corn Dtg = 7-10. So, the corn is officially ahead of schedule and the squash is not, but WAY on the earliest possible day. Beans: still thinking happy thoughts, hoping they'll a) arrive, b) not get eaten by everyone as tiny sprouts.
PPS I was wrong on the sunflowers. This morning (Monday) I now see them up, and they look a little yellow, not great, so we'll see if it lasts. Gave them a good soaking, so maybe that'll help?
Congrats. It is always exciting to me to see the new sprouts polking out of the ground.
ReplyDelete=) Yup, every time it's a thrill and feels like a miracle.
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