The Endzone Garden Thread

My last pics were from 6/5, so it's been exactly two weeks ago.
Things are coming along, especially on the far side of my garage.
Looking down the hill

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looking back up toward the road
Nasturtiums, dill, and cilantro are going crazy. Cilantro ready to seed itself yet again, it seems.
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I used those divided grow sacks for spinach and sugar snap peas. It's been a little cooler than usual, hoping the peas do well. I think the grow sacks stay cooler around the roots, which might help.

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The oblong planter on the left is forget-me-nots. They haven't done anything. The three others are cornflowers I hope will reseed. One of them is burgundy, which I don't think I've ever seen before.
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I picked up a pack of Alyssum seeds. I don't know anything about it. Most of them have germinated.
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I just bought mine from Lowez. I had them in the ground maybe 3 weeks before they really jumped. I don't pick leaves, I cut stalks. I cut them way back to a branch that has 2 leaves growing out of each side. Like a sucker on a tomato plant. Those 2 suckers will form new stalks. Mine had just started bolting but I picked anyway. I try to catch them just before they bolt.
 
I just bought mine from Lowez. I had them in the ground maybe 3 weeks before they really jumped. I don't pick leaves, I cut stalks. I cut them way back to a branch that has 2 leaves growing out of each side. Like a sucker on a tomato plant. Those 2 suckers will form new stalks. Mine had just started bolting but I picked anyway. I try to catch them just before they bolt.
Do you ever try to propagate new plants from cuttings in water?
Basil and sage do very well that way for me.
 
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cut a sprig just below a leaf node
trim off all the leaves except for the top 2-3
keep the water changed out every couple of days

Edit: some people use rooting hormone and good potting soil, but if you keep the water changed out and in a window that gets a little direct light, it will do fine in water
 
cut a sprig just below a leaf node
trim off all the leaves except for the top 2-3
keep the water changed out every couple of days

Edit: some people use rooting hormone and good potting soil, but if you keep the water changed out and in a window that gets a little direct light, it will do fine in water
I generally have good lunch luck with seeds, but I am just awful trying to propagate from cuttings. I might give this a try!

*sage plant looks around nervously*

edit: dang phone
 
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The window in my garage right now
L to R: Coleus (four ready to be moved to a small pot with soil), Thai basil (@82_VOL_83 what you say about a new plant growing above the leaf node can be seen), Sage, and Rosemary (haven't rooted yet).
Edit: I use the little plastic craft jars from Michael's (perfect size)
 
I generally have good lunch with seeds, but I am just awful trying to propagate from cuttings. I might give this a try!

*sage plant looks around nervously*
I think the key is to make the cut at a slight angle
The only things that do not do well propagating in water for me are geranium, hydrangea, and butterfly bush. They like soil and rooting hormone.
Edit: on sage, I think it's better to use newer growth that is not like a "stick" turning brown (does that make sense?)
 
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Mine all bolted within two days. 🤪 I picked small amounts (3-4 leaves at a time) for several months though.

I’m starting another batch, this time of downy mildew resistant seeds. We’ll see!

These guys, or maybe the ones marked “compact.” Prospera® Italian Large Leaf DMR (ILL2) - Organic (F1) Basil Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds
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I direct sowed some Lettucve Leaf Basil that gets huge leaves. I think they are growing but at this point I can't tell if its the Basil, the African Marigold, or rogue maters from last year.
 
I think the key is to make the cut at a slight angle
The only things that do not do well propagating in water for me are geranium, hydrangea, and butterfly bush. They like soil and rooting hormone.
Edit: on sage, I think it's better to use newer growth that is not like a "stick" turning brown (does that make sense?)
Yep, tender new-ish growth. It should have some bend in it.
 
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