Signs of life

May 13, 2004

Signs of life

kiwanoseedling

This little seedling, literally busting out of the soil for the first time today, is the first of many (I hope) germinations in my HDRA kiwano or African horned cucumber trial. The compost you can see is peat-free, natch: bought, although in an ideal world I'd make my own.

13 May 2004 23:20:54 | Harvest time

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