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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thinning.
Today I had to be really, really mean.
Poor little babies never got a chance. It's not THEIR fault they weren't the biggest, or were growing in the very corners of their compartments, or were in a spot where I'd accidentally dropped seven other seeds instead of the usual three per square. I'M SORRY, BABY TOMATO PLANTS.
Here's the tray of the WINNERS, who have made it to the next level in our exciting competition and who now have a chance at being transplanted to a sunny beautiful raised bed in glorious downtown Bootjack, California:
The peppers aren't quite ready for thinning, but their sad day is coming soon, I'm afraid:
Stay tuned for further heartless adventures in botanical eugenics, coming soon to a gardening blog near you.
