Seeing new growth is therapeutic. It proves that something is making progress without much of my aid. The little humans break lamps and screens. My cabinets will again be splattered with spaghetti sauce. The children will say ugly things. And I still don't know how to properly view some situations, but the plants are growing.
Inspired by the BBC's Gardener's World found on Amazon Prime, I've potted out a number of volunteer plants from my vegetable garden and carefully watched them over the last few weeks. I don't know what they all are, but they've survived the transplant and some have put on new growth. Here they are:
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| I thought this was a Morning Glory, but now I'm not so sure. It has heart shaped leaves that begin a glossy purple and become green as they mature. It's roots quickly spread throughout its tiny pot and I had to upgrade it recently. |
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| This mystery plant was well over a foot tall when I found it thriving within my tomato plant. It had many small roots that were damaged when I transplanted it into this little pot. The top half drooped over and the entire thing was in shock for a day and a half. I took the advice of Monty Don from Gardener's World and chopped the top half off. The leaves then recovered and I think it's going to make it. I have no idea what it is. |
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| This is a little oak tree sapling—quercus suber—from Robin and David Coxes' oak mulch. We have regularly taken their oak mulch to use around our planters, and this year two little oak trees sprouted from the mulch. You can see one tiny, fuzzy leaf in the center beginning to push out. |
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| I'm pretty sure this is a camphor tree. The sapling has a green trunk/stem and the right-shaped leaf. After I planted it, I chopped the top third off so the tree could focus its growth down into the roots. It then sprouted new leaves in the crook of each leaf. This one has been the most rewarding to watch grow. |
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