tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555033592268651262.post1053660458621308585..comments2023-04-18T02:22:24.818-07:00Comments on 3x5 Aquaponics: Paper Pot Maker and PlantingMeg Stouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620672313029212529noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555033592268651262.post-21292042350025667302011-02-27T21:36:41.355-08:002011-02-27T21:36:41.355-08:00Fast forward three months and many of the plants a...Fast forward three months and many of the plants are growing like gang-busters. Loving on the fennel, the marigolds are lovely, the cabbage is *huge*, and so forth.<br /><br />My daughter looked at the "tarragon" as commented, "wow - that looks very different from my tarragon, which never grew much. The plant had grown vigorously, but I hadn't done anything with it, since I don't usually use dried tarragon in dishes, much less know what to do with the fresh herb.<br /><br />Today I decided to make a dish with the fresh tarragon, which is growing up into the light.<br /><br />Long story short. That plant isn't an herb. I don't know what it is. This, you see, is the danger of planting a single seed when you don't actually know what the final plant is supposed to look like.<br /><br />What's the chance that a packet of store-bought seed would contain a weed seed. Or that I would plant a single seed, and it would be that weed seed?<br /><br />Oh well. In future I think I'll try planting two seeds when growing a plant that is new-to-me...Meg Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620672313029212529noreply@blogger.com