Garden journal
Apr. 4th, 2010 09:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lblanchardYesterday I thought I noticed a slight swelling in the ovary of the fertilized 'gervase.' I also noticed that the girly bits of that one had shriveled and all but fallen off.
Today the swelling is much more pronounced. I cut off the old and tired flowers -- but left all the ovaries on for comparison.
I don't see any swelling in the ovary of the second flower, on the second scape, that I tried to pollinate, but maybe that won't happen until later.
Today I took one of the market packs of marjoram seedlings and planted them in a big pot outside. It is supposed to stay warm for the next several days -- if it turns cold I'll bring the pot indoors.
Roy has become very much invested in this process, wandering out to survey our little Blanchard Utopia several times a day.
Our grand-daughter arrives on Wednesday, so we've been doing some cleaning -- bathrooms and kitchens and we changed the sheets on her bed. Two steps forward and one step back, though -- when I opened the refrigerator door this evening a huge chunk of the plastic lining fell out. Part of it held one of the shelves, so things went clattering to the floor. I can't believe that glass jars met the ceramic tile floor without anything breaking. So we will have to go refrigerator shopping, bleah.
Today the swelling is much more pronounced. I cut off the old and tired flowers -- but left all the ovaries on for comparison.
I don't see any swelling in the ovary of the second flower, on the second scape, that I tried to pollinate, but maybe that won't happen until later.
Today I took one of the market packs of marjoram seedlings and planted them in a big pot outside. It is supposed to stay warm for the next several days -- if it turns cold I'll bring the pot indoors.
Roy has become very much invested in this process, wandering out to survey our little Blanchard Utopia several times a day.
Our grand-daughter arrives on Wednesday, so we've been doing some cleaning -- bathrooms and kitchens and we changed the sheets on her bed. Two steps forward and one step back, though -- when I opened the refrigerator door this evening a huge chunk of the plastic lining fell out. Part of it held one of the shelves, so things went clattering to the floor. I can't believe that glass jars met the ceramic tile floor without anything breaking. So we will have to go refrigerator shopping, bleah.
