19. Seedlings

With still ground to be filled, I started some more seedlings. Tall beans, beetroot, brocolli, Swiss chard. Such different behavour. The beans are solid seedlings. They push up a huge mound of earth as they emerge, still in their casing. The first photo looks like the Kelpies in Scotland!



Only 2 days later and the beans have full leaves. Unfortunately, something munched the top off one of the beans. Hope it enjoyed the tasty new leaves.

 

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