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Approximately 18 weeks for the oldest. The Artemisia absinthium is the only one that flowered.

This update was photo bombed by my little dog. She is not supposed to be outside right now... To be continued

In parts of Alaska. Sand is just below the surface. Pure as any beach. Deep to an unknown depth. The forest grows and dies above. Building a soil layer

Ammi visnaga is doing well

Artemisia annua

Is the soda pop I drink leading to an acidic body chemistry?

Artemisia annua garden progress update. It's week 11 for the biggest. Various ages for the rest. They like to bend over a lot while forming new growth. And the bugs like hanging in the branches

The Artemisia been growing and I've been pretty busy so just a quick video. Various age plants and a few weeds.

Artemisia tallsii in budding stage. Just before the flowers bloom

Update on the progress of ammi visnaga in the garden

1 Artemisia absinthium at the start. The rest are Artemisia annua. It's been raining a lot. Some are developing odd coloration. And dead and dying leaves. Not sure the exact cause.

It's raining today but just a quick update on the tarragon and miscellaneous garden bed. Artemisia annua ( sweet Annie) oregano (), bee balm ( (monarda fistulos), Russian tarragon(Artemisia dracuncalus)

I've been waiting for the sun to shine to do an update but here we are with yet another rainy day. Artemisia annual. The tallest is 90 days old. The rest are at various stages

I replanted the ammo visnaga in the garden next to the chamomile

I replanted the ammo visnaga in the garden next to the chamomile

This became my catch all garden plot. For late sprouts, and unidentified sprouts, what has come up is Artemisia dracuncalus, Artemisia annua, Melissa officinalis, Origanum vulgare, and monarda fistulosa

Artemisia annua. One has developed brown leaves. Not sure if it is from over watering or high a heat wave we been having. Handling the wind pretty well

Week 10 for the biggest. Also starting to develop brown leaves. Maybe I'm over watering. It been hot lately. The heat may be effecting them too. Artemisia annua, artemisinin, artesunate

Here we see Collomia linearis. Growing underneath is false chamomile/pine apple weed, Matricaria discoidea

This is week 9 for the biggest of my annua's here we take a closer look

The summer is half over and I'm finally learning how to do it. Oh well. Maybe next year I can start them sooner. On the trays you'll see Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia dracuncalus, and Artemisia alaskana .

I finally put a few in the ground. One has yellow leaves. Maybe I'm over watering. IDK

Beautiful but deadly due to coniine content in all parts of the plant. Pyramid leaf pattern, hollow smooth stem, very fragrant. Too me it smells good but don't be fooled. Usually has reddish purple stains on the stem but not this one. Probably because it is young . Very common plant that grows well in poor conditions

You may notice a giant mosquito taking shelter in the branches. Probably because we just had a heavy rain. Which is also the reason the tall one in bent over. I find the roots to be very interesting. There is a distinct and abrupt change in color, most have a bend at the base. And the roots are branching visibly above ground. Similar to corn plant the sweet clover seedlings have been left because they are nitrogen fixers

So it's about 8 weeks since the first sprout. Artemisia dracunculus is the unexpected addition. I've been sorting and transplanting and finally have about 70 Artemisia annua seedlings. Most are still very young and the birds seems to enjoy the flavor. I've been doing my best to keep them safe. Also appearing in this video is Artemisia alaskana and one Artemisia absinthium. The video ends on the one and only Artemisia absinthium. Also appearing in the video is Melilotus albus, tall sweet clover, a nitrogen fixing plant/weed I'm allowing to stay for the time being