I got the chance to check on my seeds before I left town for spring break on the March 11th. They were a week old and looking great except for the Genovese basil. There is one row in the conventional basil that I obviously missed while seeding, whoops! Everything else is coming along nicely though. I did not see many differences in the germination rate except for the organic lettuce which had a 91% germination rate compared to the 82% germination of the conventional seed. Shout out to Josh for taking care of the plants in the greenhouse over spring break for us! The Thai basil is finally starting to have more seedlings pop up, obviously a much slower germination rate than the other crops. The seeds that germinated have produced healthy looking plants. The only quality difference I can tell so far is between the lettuces. The Nevada summer crisp lettuce is a lot more spindly and weak stemmed than the organic Muir summer crisp lettuce. I am not sure if this is also indicative of rooting quality, but I will be able to answer that question when I plant them out in the field. While checking my plants in the greenhouse I saw these passion vines on one of our other benches. At first I did not recognize the plant because of how badly deformed the leaves were. I asked Michael what type of plant they were and he said they were passion vines with spider mite damage. I had no idea that spider mites could cause such severe damage to vines. We took the pots out of the greenhouse to give them a soap treatment and put them on the hardening off bench. Hopefully these passion vines will be able to bounce back soon. My little beans have sprouted! I don't know why, but I think bean plants are super cute. The germination rate for the conventional seems slightly lower from my initial observation. I can see the seedlings coming up though, so I think they may just be late bloomers!
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AuthorHi! My name is Gabrielle Melchor and I am a senior undergraduate student in the horticulture science department. After graduation, I hope to pursue a career in nursery management and production or urban green space development. If you have any questions about my internship or would just like to talk plants, you can find me at the Howdy Farm. Gig 'em! Archives
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