We are back from our mini vacation and I am excited to say our seeds are partially sprouting. Very good! They survived the 3.5 days without watering and seem to be doing quite well. We didn’t really consider that when we planted the seeds – woops.
But some of these seeds are actually already showing some signs of life, mostly the cucumbers, both of the corns and zucchini. Nothing yet from the Stevia, which we are both anxiously awaiting. Hubby said he might break down and order seedlings from the internet since we are not very encouraged by what we have read regarding raising them from seeds. Not only is the germination rate painfully bad but you can also end up with non-sweet leaves. So it is recommended to start from “guaranteed sweet” transplants.
Here is where we stand after 5 days:
Jumbo Corn: 1 out of 5 have sprouted already
Sweet Corn 2 out of 5
Cucumbers 3 out of 5
Lettuce 1 out of 5
Peanut 1 out of 5
Zucchini 2 out of 5
Tomorrow we will take up the task of the garden again – we plan on pouring the foundation for the greenhouse – and doing some major shopping at the home improvement center and the lumber yard. Hopefully by the end of the week the greenhouse will be finished and we can start more seeds.
I just realised what Stevia is! the sugar substitute thats banned in Europe. I have no idea why its banned, as everything I have read about it has been possitive.
When you generally order seeds online do you order from Germany outlets or from USA/UK sources. So far I have always bought mine from the UK.
Yes the law about not being allowed to use it as a sugar substitute is quite stupid. Hubby lived in Japan for a few years when he was a kid and had lots of Stevia in soft drinks, ice cream and candy (it is legal there) and there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with him 😉
We order the seeds from Exoga.com directly in Germany. They sell the seeds legally but make a big fuzz about that it’s not intended to be used as a sweetener. * Big Wink * They also sell seedlings there.