Posted on 04/09/2014 5:23:43 AM PDT by orsonwb
Tomato planting guide with state specific recommended varieties and planting dates...
(Excerpt) Read more at howdogardener.com ...
Planting in the Manzano’s of NM. Plant on Memorial Day and there’s still a 10% chance frost will kill them.
ping for wife’s review.
We planted Tumbling Tom Yellow, Rutgers, Husky Cherry and Patio. We mostly grow ours in pots but we have 2 extra Rutgers that we are going to try sticking in the ground.
Here in Pennsylvania it is a gamble to plant before Mothers Day. With the winter we’ve had even that might be too soon! Here’s a good tomato planting tip if you are using starter plants 6” or so; trim all but the top leaves and bury them deep, with 80% or so of the plant in the dirt. The stem will turn into a nice root system.
Garden thread ping.
... and bury them deep...
and crush a TUMS and throw it into the planting hole. The extra calcium prevents blossom end rot.
Arctic outbreak next week... Bastardi says Freeze threat for all of Arkansas
As for burying deep,,,I lay mine down on their side for the extra feeder roots.
More on the arctic outbreak from bastardi
https://mobile.twitter.com/BigJoeBastardi/status/453476812291469312/photo/1?screen_name=BigJoeBastardi
and crush a TUMS and throw it into the planting hole. The extra calcium prevents blossom end rot.
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Great tip. Thanks. Could I use egg shells instead?
What material is used for your ties in the Florida weave?
I started 15 varieties, nearly all heirlooms, but they won’t go out until May 15 or so (or heatwave, whichever comes first.)
In the meanwhile, I have to figure out how to replicate greenhouse conditions. Last year this time I stopped by a grower who had a variety I wanted but he refused to sell until early May. Our plants started out the same size but when I went back in May his were HUGE and mine still small and spindly.
Maybe I can rig up a Wall O’ Water with soda bottles - I planted Glacier, supposed to be cold-tolerant and early but it isn’t up yet.
I would imagine that eggshells take a couple of seasons at least, to break down and release useful calcium. The tums would dissolve quickly after a few waterings or rains.
Yes, we use eggshells as pots for starting our parsnips, peppers and tomatoes. When they get too big, place the seedling in the eggshell into a peat pot.
Ping to copy this in the garden thread on Friday.
That’s a really boring list they have for NJ.
Black from Tula, and Chocolate Cherry (which might be Black Cherry) - they grew well, and I’ll grow them forever.
Kellogg’s Breakfast, Sungold....
Why stick with Burpee?
Cut the bottom out of plastic milk jugs and leave the top open. It is like a mini-greenhouse and as the weather warms, make the top hole bigger or you will fry them.
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