Since it's not so hot, I stayed out there and transplanted 5 Mortgage Lifter tomato plants from the big tomato planter to 5 gal. containers. I still have four in the big tomato planter. I'll take out two more when I get potting soil in two more 5 gal. bag containers so there will be only two in that big planter. I wonder if I left three in there if that would be too many in that container? I think I will leave three and see what happens.
I have screwed up over and over many times, but I want to make all my mistakes now, so come before next spring, I know how to do this.
I actually grew these tomato plants from seed - imagine that, my first time for tomatoes and all seeds germinated. I did that by putting them under the roof and moving them every day into sun and back again and covering all the time to keep the varmints out. It would be much easier if this 4 ft. grow light set-up would warm the seeds and they germinate inside and grow to transplant stage inside.
I did read from one fellow so far who put this unit in his basement and grew lettuce to eat in winter. I have several types of lettuce seed so I could try that.
Our heat is so bad in this part of Texas, it just stops me from being outside. Another thing I did in the cloudy period today was get bags of potting soil mix out of the trunk of my car. They have been in there a month and I couldn't stand the heat in the time it would take to get them out. Now, they are out.
I left them in the house to fill the tomato barrel I'm putting the squash in.
It’s been fairly tame down here for a summer in the deep south. I think you have been closer to your normal.
That dolly rightly is making for you would be great to put a cold sensitive citrus tree on as well. I’m looking for something like that for my lemon and lime trees. They stay outside during spring/summer/fall but in the winter they’re in my garage with a plant light. A dolly for each would make it easier to move them when the time comes.