Sun Jewel Melon, Mexican Melon, and Canteloupe seeds have now all sprouted except one pod of Canteloupe, which I am sure will pop up any day, too. We just might have a mellony fall indeed.
And it was so cool to see those seedlings coming up, that I went back in the house, pulled out the seeds, and pulled out the planting guide, just so I could go plant something else. It is still a little early for the winter items, but I did find "Tall Utah Celery" seeds that the guide said could go in now. I've never tried to grow Celery before, so I only planted about 6 feet of row.
Its a shame I didn't get those rows raked up this weekend, because it is time to put in the Irish potatoes. I saved enough potatoes from last years crop to plant a row or two of those. Since it rained last night, I'll have to wait a few days before raking rows. And I'll have to till again as well, to kill the weeds that have popped up. One way or the other, going in the ground later this week or weekend will be the Irish Potatoes cause they're easy to grow, fun to harvest, and I have a young niece that I think is going to have a ball doing just that.
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