After planting the seeds, we were really excited for them to sprout that I have my camera ready everyday to take macro photos of the growth lol. Based on my research, it takes about 4-8 days for zinnia seeds to sprout and a week for tomatoes. Well well well I just saw the sprout quite early for one of them. :D
Zinnia
About three zinnias sprouted after three days of planting the seeds... I really didn't expect this to be this fast. Especially for a flowering plant. I thought tomatoes would be wayyyy faster but I was wrong.
As stupid as it sounds, I was checking them everyday... sometimes even 3x a day lol that's how excited I was. But one day I just woke up and poof they're on the ground when a few hours before I don't see anything.
Awww look at this fella.. You can do it my guy!!!
The next day it looked like this. Here's our MVP!
Although it looks grumpy. Like a newborn getting resurrected into another body being like "come on, not again!".
As someone with no experience growing anything, I was really happy to know we're doing it right. For the seedlings at least. XD We were careful where to put the seedling tray so they don't get direct sunlight and also to protect them from birds who might pick them from the soil. Luckily they didn't... because bitch you living on the roof rent-free, shit on the balcony, and throw some random seeds on the lawn that grow really fast... the bare minimum you could do as birds is to not touch my plants. XD
They look so freaking weird. Like how can you fit all those leaves inside a very tiny seed? Amazing.
5 days after planting, the zinnias already looked like this... all while the peppers were nothing and tomatoes were still tiny haha.
They were going for it like it's some sort of competition. XD
Tomatoes
Now let's go check on our tomatoes...
This is how one of them looked like after 3 days. When zinnia already had tiny leaves, this lil guy was still growing the main branch I guess if that's what it's called. I'm really enjoying my macro lens as I can see stuff like this in detail hahah.
And the next day they looked like this. How fast!!! Apparently they grow much faster in the night when they process all the energy they got during the day. Which makes total sense. :D
The very next day, one of them already have leaves. Bruh!! The previous day you were leafless.
Flaunting those tiny hairs!
They look like the spiderman meme.
Why grow normally when you can grow in style???
Seeing them grow everyday was really nice. Especially if you can see them up close like this. I'm excited to see them grow in a bigger pot and soon bear fruits!
Haha it looks it is sprouting day in hive :) (I posted mine a while ago)
Good luck with your plants!
Whuut, nice!!
Oh my god !😱 Nature porn in detail
Only 3x a day !!? You are very virtuous and restrained. 😅 💚
!LUV
Hahah might have been more tbh. 😂
I thought the Tomato seed was some kind of pest lol. I didn't know that it was bluish. I had to zoom into confirm haha.
It's gonna be awesome when it grows tomatos on them.
I think the blue color is only preservatives or anti fungal they put since these are store bought seeds. But I'm also not sure 😅 Yeah I think it only takes 60 days for it to bear fruit
Ah I see. They don't add that over here. That's why I was confused.
60 days huh. I hope that's the case xd. I tried before and none of them survived lol. The ones who did survive bore really small Tomatoes. I had better luck with Spinach and Tapioca.
Great photographs, love to see how a plant grows up after seeding, beautiful ❤️😍
Yeah they are so amazing to watch haha
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I know what you mean, I felt the same when I started growing stuff during Covid. I even set up my go pro next to my pea shoots, got an amazing timelapse clip of them growing
Nice photographs and congrats. Now it's time for them to grow nicely day by day...
Tomatoes are somewhat delicate because they tend to get worms. What I used to do is to use a natural repellent to not use so many chemicals, like putting around the plant, shells of some citrus fruits like orange, lemon to repel insects.
Greetings dear friend.🤝 Wow what beautiful pictures. I really loved them.
You know what I like most about your post is that you have shown a process that in real and natural life is very difficult to appreciate. Especially because we are not aware of it.
It's really cool how nature makes its way, from a simple seed to become a plant that bears fruit.
In your photographs you were able to capture every facet of growth in absolute detail. Great 👌.
Well friend thank you very much for sharing your excellent work with us, and above all your experience. A pleasure to stop by. Best regards from Cuba.
Great macro photography!
I really love to watch those plants especially when they're going to sprout. It looks so cute and adorable. 😊
That was fast! Can't wait to follow this process :)
Just amazing
Hahaha, I'm also checking my seeds several times a day 😂 It's so exciting when they're about to pop open. I've had a lot of success this year with tomatoes, and I still hope for my peppers to make better progress...
Zinnias are beautiful flowers, it's going to be nice to see which colors they'll have 😊
I tried growing aromatics, I got to the same stage as you and it was very exciting to see the little sprouts arrive (I also watched several times a day lol) but then they died, with no explanation :( I've tried several times, and always the same problem, it's very frustrating 😭
You took many talents and blessings. Taking photos and also being able to plant, it's an amazing thing and I can't do both😆
Isn't it incredible how much joy you can feel just by witnessing a seed coming to life?
I love these photos, wow! Gives you a whole new perspective on plants and sweet little seedlings.