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Yellow watermelon, red okra, chiles, 3 types of beans, blue corn and tera humara chiles are planted inside. We still have more seedlings to plant in our east window, but this is the start.
This 4 week old pea seedling is ready to leave its module tray, to plant into its final home. I have found this gives me an earlier crop than sowing direct at this time of year. Contrary to popular belief, I have also found that careful transplanting means they grow on happily, forgiving the root disturbance.
As I reached for the sponge to wash up some dishes, I noticed something sticking straight up from its surface. At first I thought it was a cat whisker or piece of stick, but upon closer examination it wasn't. It was a seedling from some unknown plant--probably a tomato or pepper. It seems that things only grow around here is you ignore them, not when I plant them.
This seedling had become root bound in a poly bag and had been transplanted into a new, larger bag. Unfortunately the roots never emerged from the first root ball, which can be clearly seen in the photo. It is better to discard root bound seedlings than to attempt to repot them. Photo by Michael Jones, Venilale, East Timor (Timor Leste).