Tag Archives: cilantro

Container Herbs

Posted on Friday 15 February 2019 by brianbreczinski

I’ve grown herbs in containers for many years.  There are many reasons to do so:  lack of suitable space; growing tender perennial herbs in cold climates; making annual herbs available in winter; or to keep particularly aggressive herbs from taking … Continue reading →

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Transplanting Okra

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2015 by brianbreczinski

On Saturday (May 30th), I decided to transplant okra into garden bed number three a few hours after I finished transplanting the peppers, eggplant, and marigolds.  In the past two years, I’ve planted okra seeds directly into the garden rather … Continue reading →

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Planting Chard, Lettuce, Beets, Carrots, Onions, Mitsuba, and Cilantro

Posted on Monday 04 May 2015 by brianbreczinski

On Saturday, I repaired the frame of the third garden bed.  On Sunday, I dug the bed and turned over the soil, which took a long time as I had to remove a lot of tree roots. Tonight, I finished preparing … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Patch “Weeds” & Pollinators

Posted on Sunday 20 July 2014 by brianbreczinski

We have been harvesting and eating cabbage for over a month.  We still have several cabbages growing in the first garden bed.  The cauliflower plants haven’t started making heads yet, but the kale is growing well.  We’ll eat kale in the fall; … Continue reading →

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Transplanting Herbs & Planting Okra

Posted on Thursday 12 June 2014 by brianbreczinski

The theme this year seems to be “better late than never.”  On Sunday (June 8th), I finally transplanted the herb seedlings that I started on April 12th.  I put them in three different places.  The basil I transplanted into garden … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Greens & Roots Seedlings & Failures

Posted on Wednesday 14 May 2014 by brianbreczinski

Of the nine different kinds of seeds that I planted in garden bed number one on April 24th, three seem to be complete no-shows and a fourth is questionable.  While the other vegetables are growing in good numbers (see photos … Continue reading →

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Herb Seedlings & Replanting

Posted on Saturday 26 April 2014 by brianbreczinski

Checking on my herb seedlings that I planted two weeks ago, I see that basil (one peat pot on the top right and two on the bottom left) and cilantro (spindly seedlings in the two pots on the bottom right) germinated … Continue reading →

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Seed Coats, Seed Leaves, True Leaves, & Mutant Kale

Posted on Friday 25 April 2014 by brianbreczinski

As I mentioned recently, the seed coat sometimes remains on a plant’s seed leaves  or cotyledons, trapping them so that the young plant can’t grow properly.  Soil or other material can similarly bind seedlings’ leaves. If the seed coat or other problem doesn’t drop off on its … Continue reading →

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Planting Herbs & More Tomatoes

Posted on Saturday 12 April 2014 by brianbreczinski

Today, I planted more seeds in pots so they can sprout and grow indoors before I transplant them into the garden.  I planted the six remaining tomato varieties in the same fairly large, plastic pots that I used last year:  agro, margherita, … Continue reading →

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Fall Garden Update

Posted on Monday 30 September 2013 by brianbreczinski

Last night (September 29th), I watered garden bed number four, which was dry.  The other garden beds have a little moisture but will probably need water in a couple of days. At the end of July, I began planting more … Continue reading →

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