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If you stumbled among this site, "Evelyn’s Twigs, Thyme and Stranger Things Gardens" is a collection of journal entries that I have kept on my computer for years, and have now decided to post. The journal contains my successes and failures with my favorite selections of plants. I'm talking about more than 50 years of caring for and living with green things. Not everything is here. More of it is learned and store in my head. However, here I will share facts about each plants, my research, as well as my personal and gathered tips on their care. I was not planning to post my houseplant and backyard journals online, so editing them for errors was not a priority to me. This being the case, perhaps, one day I will correct all the spelling and grammar errors in both of them. We would not want people to think I did not know better, when I was only being lazy. Again, no apologizes. It is what it is for now.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Update 3: Put It in a Baggie!

 Good evening, Darlings

As you know I separated the tall seedlings of Contender and Tendergreen bush beans, from the seeds yet to germinate. However, since these young seedlings have not developed their true leave yet, I still needed to put them in an environment similar to the germination tray. Failing to come up with a suitable solution, I left them alone. Then later this afternoon, a light bulb lit up above my head, while I was dozing.

The solution was too simple. Place the germination tray into a two-gallon zip lock baggie. Zip up all but a three inch area at the top for ventilation, and voilà! an instant germination tent.




Until next time,

     Keep Growing!