On Sunday Elliott and I went to Laurel's plant sale and bought a Sun Gold and a Black Plum for friends and a Red Olive Tomato, which I'm not thrilled about because I really wanted a Hawaiian Currant or a Peace Vine. Perhaps I will go to another plant sale in a few weeks and see if I can't still get one. The Hawaiian Currant that I'm trying to save using aquaponics looks better every day. I can't say for certain that it will survive, but it is definitely looking less like it's going to die. Another week or two and I'll know for sure.
After the plant sale, we drove down to Costa Mesa for a COAST fish club meeting. They hold monthly meetings, but we haven't gone in about a year. The real reason I was there was for the epic auction that always takes place afterwards. I was able to acquire a bag of Daphnia to start culturing some live foods for my (coming soon) Tilapia. I also bought a pair of guppies to put in the plant bed portion of my aquaponics setup. There are some mosquito larvae in there that I would rather do without. We bought a handful of plants and other items as well for our discus tank.
When I got home I was horrified to find that my remaining pepper seedlings were withered to a crisp. Apparently it was a hot day and they didn't fare well. It looks like one anaheim, the ancho/poblano, and maybe one dulcetta will make it, but I for sure lost the cayenne and probably the other anaheim and dulcetta. Oh well...c'est la vie.
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