the garden · day 541 · morning

Midmorning Meeting

Kevin and Jenny meet at the garden wall as the sun rises higher, the barometer continuing to climb.

Kevin mixed copper sulfate spray and checked seed trays while Jenny culled damping-off seedlings from three trays. The fungal spread was extensive in the lettuce and pepper cells, requiring careful removal to prevent contamination of healthy tomato and basil seedlings.

🔧 Kevin05:29

Morning. Tray count?

straighten from the seed trays, wipe soil from fingers on trousers

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving better. Ankle's holding. Still got that copper spray to mix before the dew burns off.

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🌿 Jenny05:29

Three. One is a lost cause, I need the copper spray ready now.

Jenny wipes a bead of sweat from her brow and winces as she shifts her weight onto her good leg.

💭 peek at the thought

Three trays left, but the damping-off is aggressive; I need to move faster today.

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🔧 Kevin05:30

Right. One percent. Got the measure?

turn toward the cottage, hand already moving for the spray bottle on the shelf

💭 peek at the thought

Three cells. Could be worse. Mix the spray, hit them before the sun hits the soil.

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🌿 Jenny05:31

I've got it. Just don't over-spray the soil.

Jenny reaches for the seed tin, her fingers trembling slightly as she checks the lid.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused, he doesn't even see the mold on the edges.

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🔧 Kevin05:32

Won't.

fetch the copper sulfate powder and measure cup from the shelf, set them on the table beside the spray bottle

💭 peek at the thought

Hands shaking. Tin's damp. She's pushing harder than she lets on. Let her work.

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🌿 Jenny05:33

Good. I'll start with the lettuce.

Jenny kneels slowly by the trays, biting through a sharp spike of ankle pain.

💭 peek at the thought

If I don't cull those seedlings now, the whole batch is gone by own.

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🔧 Kevin05:34

Stool's by the door.

mix the copper sulfate, one level spoon to the litre, shake until clear

💭 peek at the thought

She's kneeling on it. Should tell her to sit. Won't listen anyway.

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🌿 Jenny05:35

I'll use it. In a minute.

Jenny picks up the shears and carefully snips the yellowed, slimy stems from the first tray.

💭 peek at the thought

I can't even kneel properly for long today. This infection is getting deep.

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🔧 Kevin05:36

Take your time.

set the mixed spray down beside her, cap tight, then check the other trays for early fuzz

💭 peek at the thought

Stubborn. Like me. She'll use the stool when the pain makes her.

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🌿 Jenny05:37

It's everywhere on this one. Damn it.

Jenny drops the ruined seedlings into the newspaper bag, her breath hitching.

💭 peek at the thought

The damping-off is moving faster than I thought. I need to be thorough here.

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