Posted on 04/11/2014 12:34:19 PM PDT by greeneyes
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That is so nifty looking, and bound to be easier on a person’s back. I’ll have to show it to hubby, and see if he can make one pretty cheap.
Are the current year seeds? Were you starting them indoors? What medium are you trying to use to sprout them?
Placeing that lenght = Placing that length
I wanted to get one of those for the community garden, then
lost the catalog. DUH...then I forgot about it, now I’m
thinking, again, of getting one, or get someone to build one
for me.
Yes, current year, indoors, and potting soil. A number of reviewers mentioned that they didn’t have good germination, but I didn’t think that was likely to happen, given how careful I am. The variety is “Black Cherry”, which I’ve never grown. It’s an heirloom tomato.
We use potting soil rather than the seed-starting formula, because we’ve had problems in the past with germination and watering.
We’ve decided to buy a cherry tomato, probably that old standby, sweet 100 because it’s getting too late now in the season.
I grew this tomato in 2010. It was interesting looking and tasting. It was such a different color from the other cherry tomatoes, that I was never quite sure when was the right time for picking.
I grew about 15 different varieties that year and then picked the 5 I liked the best. The Black Cherry was not one of the five.
Sometimes the germination time is quite longer than the average, and if you continue to keep the soil at the correct temp and moisture they will suprise you and sprout, however, it does mess up one’s planned schedule.
It could be “bad” seed from the seed company. Maybe deficient seeds made in past quality control.
TIP - This might be a duuuuhhhhh! tip that you all know but as I was getting some transplants into the ground by digging their holes with a bulb planter, it dawned on me that the bulb planter would dig up little plants that had sprung up on their own in places they don’t belong. Using the bulb planter seems to dig them up without the damage a trowel does.
All the transplants have been set out except the tomatoes and peppers. I’m working on them this evening but won’t finish until tomorrow. One tray of each never did come up. I’ve decided to only concentrate on getting early starts with tomatoes, peppers and peanuts in the future because the other veggies needed to be restarted two and three times so it’s just not worth the effort.
The berry bushes are doing fine.
I’m still excited over the 15 year old peanuts. Of the 36 started, 30 made it into the garden. Not too shabby, huh!
The corn, cukes and squash that were planted in the garden two weeks ago didn’t come up. I used the last of the corn seeds and don’t plan on ever trying them again since they have never produced an edible ear. I don’t understand why the cukes and squash didn’t germinate so they’ll get reseeded in a few days. Only two squash germinated.
WEEDS!!!! They’re baaaack! Millions and millions of the little buggers. Mostly where the asparagus is and corn was supposed to be, once the rest of the garden gets planted, the corn area will have to be tilled again or something.
I’m going to give it a few more days and then plant some other type of seed in those pots. I hate giving up on anything.
My granny used to grow tomatoes at the river’s edge. Best ‘maters in the world!
We’re still getting below freezing temps at night, so I’m not feeling too much pressure at the moment.
I ususally prime my okra in a longish overnight soak in warm tap water + 1tbsp of bleach. Put seeds, water and bleach into a teacup and let sit on top of fridge from suppertime until the next day sometime. Never had a problem with okra germination since I’ve don that.
A word of warning about that black cherry, it’ll never see your table because you’ll be treating yourself to them while you garden. Just like candy!
That sounds perfect!
I’ll be caging the tomatoes this week. Some are close to two feet tall. A few are budding and I expect blooms later in the week.
The new peach, pear and plum tree have little fruit already. My original pear tree is loaded. It’s close to 20 years old, so I planted a new one.
Beans, turnips, cucumbers, spinach, squash and other veggies are doing great. If only I cold keep the cats out of the garden. They hunt for grubs in the dirt.
That's what I like about the no-till. When weeds show up, dump a bushel of leaves, or some compost or a piece of cardboard, or some mulch over the weeds and smother them.
/johnny
I turned over some of my garden the other day and there were still ice crystals in the soil.
However, we are in for a warm spell and the soil was thawed enough that I put in my lettuce and peas.
What with the way spring is so late, I figured I’d need all the head start I could get.
Zucchini seeds are going in the peat pots tomorrow.
Ping!!
Saw two strawberries turning red and blooms on blackberries, blooms and tiny green and orange oranges on orange tree (if any stay on there and grow), blooms on two different kinds of peas. All types onions with tall green tops.
A number of Tromboncino squash doing well with the first one I planted about 7-8 inches tall. All those T squash will grow to be ten feet tall. All types cucumbers and all types peppers growing quickly - some 6-7 inches tall but most less than that. The first cucumbers I put out were killed by cold.
Four different tomatoes were shocked by the cold I think as they are about 12 inches tall but don't look stout to me so I started more seed and just put those out yesterday, and put another kind out there today so there are eight types of tomatoes out there.
I began to start seeds in paper cups the middle of January. Then, when plants outgrew the cups, transplanted into bigger hard plastic pots and put them in the small greenhouse and started other seeds. I have three paper cups still under the grow lamp but those are the last ones under the lamp for a while. Will start seeds again for a fall garden, probably first to mid-August. Have to consult with Johnny about the right time to start.
I'm impressed with the Deck Corn plants from Burpee - they are really growing fast and have thick trunks - some are 14-16 inches tall. You know for sure those are corn plants.
As most of you know, this is the first time for me to have an actual spring container garden so if I get food from some of these plants, I'll celebrate. :o)
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