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May
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May 01
Planted 2 pink banana squash from organic Urban Harvest seed ($3 at Sweet Potato). Split double turban pot into two larger pots.

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May 02
Bought seedlings: sweet million cherry (8), rainbow tomatoes(5), Roma tomatoes (6), Golden Thyme, Greek oregano, blue potato seed, $1.50 per flat in Kensington

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May 03
Planted Greek oregano, sweet million tomatoes.

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May 05
1 tomato pot has sprouted. 1 butternut and delicata/dumpling seed soaking in water is beginning to send a root.
Transplanting the Fairytale and Turban today to bigger pots, so all squash seedlings will have been transplanted by today.
Transplanting more tomatoes - Roma and Heirloom mix. Seedling are about 4" or 5" tall.

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May 06
Replanted 2 butternuts and 4 delicata/dumplings that didn't germinate.

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May 07
Bought seedlings: red romaine (4), boston lettuce (4)

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May 08
All 3 peat pots have tomato sprouts now, 1 has 2 sprouts, and 1 has 3 sprouts. Planted 8 lettuce plants and 4 kinds of mint, including chocolate mint and pineapple mint, and 1 parsely pot.

May 10
Got 2 containers mesclun mix: kale, 2 kinds of chicory, bok choy; and 2 curly red lettuce. $1.50 each at CA Tire

May 13
Got seeds: Mckenzie Casper pumpkin, Mckenzie purple tomatillos, Mr Fothergills' red & white mixed strawberry ($2.50 at CA Tire)
Fairytale has 4 leaves including cotyldons now. Turban has another turban sprout coming up with 2 leaves.
Planted Calla lily seeds in long planter with old lily bulbs.
Soaking 3 Casper seeds and 3 Pink Banana seeds.

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May 25
Sweet Dumpling has sprouted. Turban squash have 4 leaves, growing 4 more. Fairytale has a bit less, but the leaves are bigger.

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May 26
Planting 3 banana squash into dirt by the hostas.

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