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I got a volunteer Avocado plant in one of my large planter-pots. Of course, I have a feeling I know where this came from. Since I live in an apartment and am a graduate student surviving off of student loans, I can’t really afford much (which is why I try to grow my own food). One of the things I did to fill my scavenged planter pots, was to take some compost from my mother’s compost pile.
It should be noted that until just this year, she didn’t realize that she could use her compost a soil in pots and the like.
Anyway, she’s a huge fan of avocados, so it should be a surprise to me that there are tons of pits in her compost. In fact, I should have sifted the compost before using it. But, nah. And so, one of the pits sprouted once the winter freezes were gone, and has put up a nice mini avocado tree that will doubtless die at the first killing frost this coming year, since I don’t actually care about avocado trees, and thus am not going to tote the planter inside to save it.
My squash is really taking off. I already have my first flower buds. I didn’t expect to be able to grow squash in a pot, but here is the proof of it. I successfully started six different squash starts. Four of them got FreeCycled. Of the remaining two, once went to take up residence at my mother’s house, on her deck. And the remainder got planted in the black pot with the avocado.
Anyway, what thrills me the most is the fact that this squash has flower buds on it. After extensive reading, I’m sure this means that it is going to produce male flowers, since these are the first buds, but any flowers are flowers, right! Not that I mind the amazing amount of green on my deck, but some flowers to mix it up would be nice.
Oh, one final note is that this might not be squash. It may, in fact, be zucchini. You see, I tossed summer and winter yellow squash and zucchini seed together in the sprouting bag and didn’t label them appropriately. So, really, it is anyone’s guess what I’ve got growing here. But since I like both, I’m up for the surprise.
Today I finally transplanted the catnip start from its little individualized 1″ pot that was sitting on the bottom-watering mat, into the cat planter to take up its residence alongside the catmint. This is going to be a present for Jordan, my inside-only cat, once the weather gets cool. Tequila, my indoor/outdoor cat disdains members of the mint family, but prefers lemon grass. Jordan disdains lemon grass. There are fewer fights that way.
Finally, it is confirmed that Barbie Girl has set its first fruit. The second flower has faded as well. We shall see what this will produce. There are at least two other bundles of flower buds on the drooping branch of the plant. The upright branch has a set too, I believe. Mmmmmmm, tomatoes for me. I do so love tomatoes.
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