I have a primrose blooming outdoors, but the weather prevents me from presenting it today. Therefore I offer you a picture of the indoor garden eggplant which now stands at 22″ tall with leaves that measure 10″ in length…and just look at those flowers!
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It seems all at once everything has changed in the indoor garden. A week’s distraction has revealed:
Eggplant leaves that measure 8 inches in length!
The first delicate, white blossoms of peppers.
More okra… I wasn’t even sure it would grow. I’m glad I tried!
Though a bit smaller [...]
The first indoor garden bloom prize goes to Lobularia maritima (Alyssum).
46 days after the tomato seeds were planted indoors:
Coming in a close second is "Silvery Fir Tree" heirloom tomato.
Happy “First Day of Winter” everyone!
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
-Joseph Addison
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‘How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
Annie Dillard
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There are not seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.
~Walt Streightiff
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