Not a good week. I lost all but 2 of my first batch of tomatoes to damping off. My own stupid fault. I know better than to water them that much and from the top. Oh well, that's what batch 2 and 3 are for.
And then, this AM, I sat the bus tub full of 16 oz dixie cup planters with the peppers on the table to get them ready to carry outside and the fricking cat ate the last of my jalapeno seedlings. The New Mexico peppers are doing great. Stupid cat only eats the jalapeno pepper plants. Jalapenos 2.0 are just showing up today.
If you start from seed, plant extras because everything tries to kill them.
On a positive note, my bacillus Thrungiensis showed up in the mail, although the mail-man was less than thrilled when I said "The bacteria for my garden!" ;)
/johnny
Oh that is hilarious! I bet he gave you a funny look. So sorry about your jalapeño seedlings-kitties can’t help themselves....they know a good thing when they see it :)
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LOL!
I am sorry for you my friend. This is one reason why I don’t like starting seeds in doors. Sometimes, I have success by using Mels Mix, planting the seeds watering well, then covering the container with saran wrap. With one or two tiny holes.
Then I just forget it and leave it alone. No additional watering-Lots of neglect! I’ve killed more plants with kindness than neglect.LOL.
It is a constant battle to keep my flats of pepper plants safe from my four Siamese cats, who will mow them flat if given the opportunity. I caught one of them with his face in them last night...caught him just in time...had to clip a couple of chewed leaves, but they didn't get the main ones on top. I have a gorgeous tray of hots that I am guarding like a hawk...beautiful bhut jolokias, including the peach variant, trinidad scorpions, yellow devil's tongue, and such. If the cats get into those; we'll be having Chinese for dinner.