Almost Time to Start Seeds for Slow Growing Plants
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Started tomato and pepper seeds last week. Have a few tomatoes poking their heads out this morning.
The only other plants I start indoors are sweet potatoes. Slips will be started next month. Everything else (squash, corn, pole beans) will be direct sown.
The only other plants I start indoors are sweet potatoes. Slips will be started next month. Everything else (squash, corn, pole beans) will be direct sown.
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I started my compact container tomato seeds yesterday! Yeah .
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[mention]peebee[/mention]
Last year, I winter sowed Lavender seeds in milk jugs and had good results...I have done the same this year with 3 varieties...
I planted the seeds in December and they are on their own out there now until Spring...
I'm sure there is still time to plant seeds this way...That is, as long as it is cold enough where you are for the seeds to stratify...
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Thanks ahnthudy & Lisa for the info on lavender sowing. It doesn't get cold enough here if the seeds need chilling, I would need to refrigerate. I'll try it this year.
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I've started peppers, onions, and tomatoes. I've still got some flowers, eggplant, and herbs to plant. Scaling back this season, or trying to. lol
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Finally, this Northern gal got to start her pepper and Maypop seeds!
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I'm planning to make a mini-greenhouse from polyethylene foil and sow beets, chard, carrots, and kale into cups for transplanting into the garden. Are these vegetables ok with transplanting?
I started tomatoes, tomatilloes and chili inside on Saturday, some seeds have started sprouting already.
I started tomatoes, tomatilloes and chili inside on Saturday, some seeds have started sprouting already.
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The only one I would be careful of would be carrots, haven't tried them myself, would need to be careful as to selection of variety, shorter rooted varieties probably best, regularly see punnets of them in nursery, so must work. Have done beets before with success. Chard and kale are routinely transplanted.
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I'm starting peppers and eggplant today as well as some roselle. Last night I moved asparagus and scallion stuff out to the front porch to make room under the lights. I'm starting the peppers a little earlier than usual because I'm going to prune them and want to give them time to start bushing out before they go out to the garden at the end of April.
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Fourth day.
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And so it begins. 25 tomatoes, only a very few doubles and 17 peppers.
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[mention]karstopography[/mention] yea, I've used some of those Christmas tin foil roasting dishes as well. (Much to my better halve dismay )
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They won’t be discarded once the plants are up and in the garden, with a little rinse the pans will be put back into service as fat dripping catchers for the big green egg.Amateurinawe wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:31 pm @karstopography yea, I've used some of those Christmas tin foil roasting dishes as well. (Much to my better halve dismay )
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[mention]karstopography[/mention], I was much too late last year starting my seeds. This year, I'll be starting them early (hopefully within the next week or two).
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Now how can I resist scratching this planting itch when y'all keep mentioning starting something! I love it.
Hmmm, maybe ONE pepper and do some strategic pruning on it now and then all winter to see how branched I can get it and also to keep the size down until it can get planted out in late April. But I guess I could keep it on the porch on mild days. Lots of toting in, out, in out....
Hmmm, maybe ONE pepper and do some strategic pruning on it now and then all winter to see how branched I can get it and also to keep the size down until it can get planted out in late April. But I guess I could keep it on the porch on mild days. Lots of toting in, out, in out....
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Perhaps a micro dwarf tomato too.GoDawgs wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:49 pm Now how can I resist scratching this planting itch when y'all keep mentioning starting something! I love it.
Hmmm, maybe ONE pepper and do some strategic pruning on it now and then all winter to see how branched I can get it and also to keep the size down until it can get planted out in late April. But I guess I could keep it on the porch on mild days. Lots of toting in, out, in out....
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I did KBX, Kellogg’s BF, Fishlake Oxheart, 1884, Pineapple, Hoy, Japanese Black Trifele, Mortgage Lifter, German Queen, Dragon’s Eye, San Marzano Redorta, Great White Blues, all from Renaissance and Giant Syrian, Costoluto Genovese, Gregori’s Altai, Ozark Pink, and Persimmon from Tomatofest. One more, Big Beef from Renee’s Garden.
There you go, no telling what will actually make it to the garden.
There you go, no telling what will actually make it to the garden.
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Peppers, Aji Dulce Spice Pepper, Aji Dulce Spice Pepper, Aji Chinchi Amarillo, Jimmy Nardello, Biquinho, Large Recd Antigua, and Shishito.
I’ll pick up more of the usual suspects from the feed store.
I’ll pick up more of the usual suspects from the feed store.
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I just realized that I am doing a germination test on some old Keystone Resistant III pepper seed and if some germinate I will reward one with planting. It will be used for more experimentation in pruning peppers to increase branching and as a result, production. I've done that once before and it worked well with one pruning but now I want to do a second round (and maybe a third?) of pruning. Can't start too much too early due to space restraints.