From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 4/17/2024 4:32 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >    Have come up so far , most are big enough to start hilling . I have   
   > red beets getting big enough to start thinning , but the spinach ,   
   > lettuce , and bok choi aren't doing so well . I think probably because I   
   > used old seed that I had instead of poppin' for fresh . Live and learn ,   
   > I'll be getting some fresh seed for a fall crop of salad fixins' .   
   >   
   >    Tomato and bell pepper seedlings are coming along nicely , they're   
   > going outside as temperatures permit . So far the yellow and acorn   
   > squashes are the only vine crops to come up . Melons , cukes , and   
   > pumpkins are still not showing any signs of germination . Not a big deal   
   > , I still have time to get fresh seed and plant outdoors instead of   
   > starting seedlings indoors . Strawberries are loaded , as are the berry   
   > bushes . Blueberries have set some fruit , blackberries are just   
   > starting to blossom . And there are lots of blossoms . It's still early   
   > , and Mother Nature will need to help , but I think I'm looking at a   
   > bumper crop year . I hope so , grocery prices are going out of sight !   
      
      Update - just a little while ago I noticed that the cantaloupe has   
   produced (at least) one seedling . Mother Nature knows best ...   
   --   
   Snag   
     "They may take our lives but   
   they'll never take our freedom."   
     William Wallace   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)