tomatoes, onions and marigolds started
Brandywine tomatoes, onions and marigolds have all been started and have popped their little heads out of their dixie cups. Photos of that later. I’ve learned that if you’re going to use dixie cups and keep them close together in their trays, you need to take steps to prevent the growth of mold on the outside of the cups. I had just read that fungi dislike alkali conditions so I rubbed baking soda on the outsides of every cup. It’s been 4 or 5 days now and the mold hasn’t returned.
It was warm for a few days last week and I captured daffodils in bloom.
On the needles…
I’m working on sweater #22 from Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2000. It has holes made by picking up a stitch, then increasing on one side and decreasing on the other as you knit. Here’s a swatch:
I needed to make a large swatch to be sure I had the technique for those holes down before starting the front. It took multiple tries.
