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As you may remember, I planted 7 kinds of herbs in peat pots and put them in my new Ikea Socker glass greenhouse and set it on a small table in my kitchen by the window. Just wanted to let you know that five days after I planted them (Saturday) 6 of the 7 have begun to sprout! Of course, the real test is the test of time. Hopefully these very, very tiny herb plants will grow into full-grown plants at some point. The only one not sprouting yet is the cilantro, but that can take 7 to 10 days to do anything. So this is telling me that even people with black thumbs (like ME, ME, ME!) can at least grow something, LOL! :clover: :peace: :heart:
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Hey, congrats, that is wonderful news. My husband also has a black thumb. He's good a many things but gardening is not one of them.
Anyhow, we got a packet of green bean seeds and planted them a couple of weeks ago. They're actually growing like a weed. ( I hope it's not weeds we're seeing - lol ). So we'll see what happens with that.
His sister sent us one of those indoor containers; I don't think it's Ikea but she sent it along with a link to a you tube video on how to easily grow sprouts. I love sprouts, so now I'm on a sprout kick. We'll give that a try as well.
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There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a seed sprout that you planted. We grow a lot of herbs, but outside in the garden or in pots on the deck. I have to check out that greenhouse thing.
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As you may remember, I planted 7 kinds of herbs in peat pots and put them in my new Ikea Socker glass greenhouse and set it on a small table in my kitchen by the window. Just wanted to let you know that five days after I planted them (Saturday) 6 of the 7 have begun to sprout! Of course, the real test is the test of time. Hopefully these very, very tiny herb plants will grow into full-grown plants at some point. The only one not sprouting yet is the cilantro, but that can take 7 to 10 days to do anything. So this is telling me that even people with black thumbs (like ME, ME, ME!) can at least grow something, LOL! :clover: :peace: :heart:
So exciting -- Congratulations! Would be awesome to see the greenhouse & its herbs thriving, wish they'll let us post images again.
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congratulations!
continued success! Iam sure your meals will taste even better now! :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
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Hey, congrats, that is wonderful news. My husband also has a black thumb. He's good a many things but gardening is not one of them.
Anyhow, we got a packet of green bean seeds and planted them a couple of weeks ago. They're actually growing like a weed. ( I hope it's not weeds we're seeing - lol ). So we'll see what happens with that.
His sister sent us one of those indoor containers; I don't think it's Ikea but she sent it along with a link to a you tube video on how to easily grow sprouts. I love sprouts, so now I'm on a sprout kick. We'll give that a try as well.
Thank you so much, betlynjua! Really hope your green beans do well in the indoor container! We'll compare notes, LOL!
There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a seed sprout that you planted. We grow a lot of herbs, but outside in the garden or in pots on the deck. I have to check out that greenhouse thing.
Yeah, bremer51, it's called the Ikea Socker greenhouse, which you can find on their site. It's really nice and easily fits 8 medium sized peat pots. So far I'm loving it!
As you may remember, I planted 7 kinds of herbs in peat pots and put them in my new Ikea Socker glass greenhouse and set it on a small table in my kitchen by the window. Just wanted to let you know that five days after I planted them (Saturday) 6 of the 7 have begun to sprout! Of course, the real test is the test of time. Hopefully these very, very tiny herb plants will grow into full-grown plants at some point. The only one not sprouting yet is the cilantro, but that can take 7 to 10 days to do anything. So this is telling me that even people with black thumbs (like ME, ME, ME!) can at least grow something, LOL! :clover: :peace: :heart:
So exciting -- Congratulations! Would be awesome to see the greenhouse & its herbs thriving, wish they'll let us post images again.
Thank you, aflyingmonkey! Yeah, I'd love to be able to post a picture when you can actually easily see the sprouts, LOL!
congratulations!
continued success! Iam sure your meals will taste even better now! :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
Thanks. pkrahmer! Yeah, I can't wait to actually use them. I don't know if it will really enhance the flavor of the dishes using fresh herbs, but it doesn't hurt to find out!
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That is great news! I have always wanted to buy one but I hesitated so please keep us posted. You will be the deciding factor if I get one 😁
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Yay. congratulations! Hopefully it will continue to grow to maturity and you will be able to enjoy them.
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Yay. congratulations! Hopefully it will continue to grow to maturity and you will be able to enjoy them.
That is great news! I have always wanted to buy one but I hesitated so please keep us posted. You will be the deciding factor if I get one 😁
Thank you, singletonb and Nancy5! Nancy5, I will definitely report whether this thing works or not. Keeping my fingers crossed, LOL! :clover: :peace: :heart:
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That's great to hear! Congrats! :rose:
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cool...you have gotten this far. you will be fine..congratulations...
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Congratulations. My grandmother could grow anything because she had a green thumb. Me not so much. I wish I could grow things like she did. I know that it will be nice to have fresh herbs.
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That's great to hear! Congrats! :rose:
cool...you have gotten this far. you will be fine..congratulations...
Congratulations. My grandmother could grow anything because she had a green thumb. Me not so much. I wish I could grow things like she did. I know that it will be nice to have fresh herbs.
Thank you, nickylenena, bretay, and cathy37!
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Could you keep us up to date on how it does I would like to some fall Herbs for the winter cooking?
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I haven't done any herbs but I did get a pepper an a tomato plant this year and they are doing great on my sunny patio
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congrats. and good luck with it. I love hearing about different ideas with gardening. Thanks for the information
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Could you keep us up to date on how it does I would like to some fall Herbs for the winter cooking?
I haven't done any herbs but I did get a pepper an a tomato plant this year and they are doing great on my sunny patio
congrats. and good luck with it. I love hearing about different ideas with gardening. Thanks for the information
Thank you for commenting, sdenimandlace1, judylucas and tjshorty!
Just to update everyone who's interested, all of the herbs are growing nicely! They're still pretty small plants since I grew them from seeds, but you can tell that some day they'll be ready for cutting and putting into food. Yay! :clover: :peace: :heart:
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That is awesome. Makes me want to start growing something!
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That is awesome. Makes me want to start growing something!
Thanks, Kimdud22! Maybe you can start growing something manageable, like I have. I always feel overwhelmed when planning to start a garden. But I feel like if I start small like this, then maybe going to something larger and outside might not be such a scary prospect, LOL! :clover: :peace: :heart:
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Great job! I'm so jealous I can't ever seem to keep anything green alive.
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Great job! I'm so jealous I can't ever seem to keep anything green alive.
Thanks, tantricia44! Believe me, I know what you're talking about. i have a black thumb as well. I don't know if it's a matter of over-watering or under-watering. So far, so good on these herb plants, though. :clover: :peace: :heart:
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Seeing this makes me miss the gardens I used to have. Just no real room here to grow one. Loved growing fruits veggies and herbs. Sadly i havent done anything like this in years