Nobody's Mad

Although the radish seeds have swelled there has yet been no sign of green. They are several days late.

It turns out that although the top of the potting soil has been kept moist, half an inch down it is bone dry. I didn’t expect this in a plastic tray with no drain. Apparently the potting soil is not wicking – perhaps due to the baking we gave the compost to kill pathogens.

Today therefore I gave the seeds much more water than usual in hopes that some will penetrate farther.

We are hoping to wean our lawn and ornamentals away from the excess of water that we’ve been raining on them.  We’d like to see if we can water everything just once a week, except for the potted Christmas plants (two blue spruce, two deodora cedars, an arbor vitae and a poinsettia) which will be watered twice a week.  I am edgy about the lawn, with the spring heat we have been having, so we are keeping careful watch on it.  The Christmas plants were watered yesterday, Tuesday.  If they can hold out, the lawn and other ornamentals won’t be watered until Friday.  –MJH.