More seeds

[igenlode]

I was given some 'purple flower seed' (delphinium, salvia, cosmos, cornflower, scabiosa, phacella, nemophila), and emptied out the 'old' rocket box into which to plant it -- transplanting the rocket into a deeper pot, although it's mostly bolting. The new rocket is just about starting to develop.

Pricked out a few of the rudbeckias from the coconut compost tray, where I noticed that after coming through en masse in the hot weather they have been damping off in patches. However there is no shortage of them as yet...

Sowed some more sage seed, a lot more thickly this time on the assumption that it has very limited viability.

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Re: Yay!

[igenlode]

Chilled produce never really smells of anything (and 'handling the stock' in the supermarket is strongly discouraged: you might be putting your GERMS on it!)
Of course supermarket tomatoes, like pears, tend to be sold underripe because they don't travel well otherwise, which exacerbates the problem... and of course the predominant varieties sold tend to be those grown for tough skins and long shelf life rather than any other quality.

But to be fair I hardly ever buy greengrocery at the supermarket anyway, so things may have changed of recent years.

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Chilled produce never really smells of anything <<

It smells less, but to me still has a smell -- or at least, it will if it's ripe and has flavor. Otherwise it's just sort of a flat green smell.

>>the predominant varieties sold tend to be those grown for tough skins and long shelf life rather than any other quality.<<

True for commercial varieties, but sometimes there are heirlooms.