Mint Seeded

OK, For the second time, I've picked up some mint (spearmint) seeds and potted them. The package says germination time is 10-14 days - the last pack I planted (both rounds are potted on the back deck) didn't result in anything but a piece of crabgrass, except for one pot I noted had a bunch of randomly placed but identical shoots about 1/8" high; I'm leaving those in case the mint was just a bit sleepy, as that was about a month ago. We'll check back in a few weeks and see if there's any progress, but with a 1.5 week vacation between here and there there might be an H2O issue. Also, since there were a bunch of spare seeds, I took the remainder and fairly carelessly sewed them behind the new tree stump that lies on the slope just off the back porch, which is where I hope to transplant the new pots if they make any progress. Good luck, Minthe!

Peonies about shot

Well, they lasted a little over a week, we got several (I'd say 9-11) flowers clipped, left 3 on and have one more small bloom. This morning one of the remaining blooms had pretty much totally disintegrated. As for the small un-bloomed bloom, I don't know if that one's going to make it.