Feeling Better Now

Yesterday, the tomato seedlings started comnig up, making me feel better about the gardening year to come. As of this morning, 11 of the 18 pots have seedlings up.

Time to sort through the seed packets and see what else is ready to go. And I need to pick a place in the garden for the first planting of peas (hopefuly Saturday).

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Drew Lawson
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Cngratualtions. :-)) Only other gardeners can ever really understand that deep satisfaction that a few small emerging spots of green in a pot can bring.

Reply to
Fran Farmer

Same here, we're chomping at the bit to get something planted soon. If it doesn't rain tomorrow we shall, at least, plant carrots. Tomatoes, sweet chiles, chamomile, all doing well under the grow light but still at least a week from planting those.

The pear tree still has blossoms on it but I suspect no pears as it has been to cold for the bees to get around to fertilizing the blossoms. May still be a chance as there is warmth and sunshine predicted for tomorrow. I may live long enough to see pears. Watching the fig and the kumquat carefully, fig should be blossoming before to very long but the kumquat is a long way from its blossom time.

The sauerkraut is smelling, well, smelly as it should, no signs of mold as yet. Perhaps I shall finally make sauerkraut that doesn't go bad just before being ready. I might be able to can about four quarts of the stuff if all goes well.

The mayhaw trees are in full bloom and we finally have a contact who says we can have all we want as she doesn't like them or the jelly made from them. I'm having visions of many, many jars of mayhaw to carry us over the next winter and longer.

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George Shirley

Today I built a "mini-greenhouse" onto the southeast facing wall of my house , and moved all of my seedlings out there . Most of my stuff was planted on 1/24 , and some of the tomatoes are almost 8" tall ... last frost is almost a month away . I think I might have planted a bit earlier than I needed to , but better that than have puny weak plants when the time comes . I also moved the outside probe of my indoor-outdoor thermometer into the greenhouse so I can monitor overnight temps . I might have to put some heat out there if we get another cold snap , I have way too much time invested to lose it all now .

Reply to
Terry Coombs

What is that? Sound interesting.

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T

Basically 2 plywood ends , a 2x6 nailed on top for a mounting/hinge place for some old window sashes , plastic sheet on the front . It's attached to the side of the house for a back wall . There's a 1x4 stood on edge at the front to support the sashes and give me a place to staple the plastic front , bottom of the front plastic is weighted with a couple of logs . The sashes are hinged with some leather from an old desk chair - this was built completely from scrounged material . Dimensions are about 93" long by 30" deep and height varies because the ground slopes , from about 3' down to 2' . I'm considering cutting a square out of the downhill end to mount another piece of either glass or another sash , the plants on that end would benefit from more light late in the day . Gotta wait for the rain to end ... don't want to get zapped !

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Terry Coombs

Sounds like what we called a cold frame.

Reply to
The Cook

Yup , pretty much the same thing .

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Terry Coombs

That sounds really cool. I'd love to see a pic. It does sound like you started a bit early but it shouldn't be too bad. The nice thing about tomatoes is if you plant them deep they will form roots all along the main stem. Most plants just get pythium and then die but not tomatoes.

Did you start any other seeds besides tomatoes?

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wg_2002

Yes , I also have Serrano and sweet peppers and Marigolds . I planted Anaheims and Jalapenos that didn't sprout so they've been replanted with hopes of better results . I planted one each acorn squash and pumpkin as a germination test for saved seeds which are still cookin' along too . I have 5 varieties of tomatoes , San Marzano , Roma , Beefsteak , Mortgage Lifters and some cherry tomato mutts . I have a long list of stuff to be direct seeded , including squashes , zukes , cukes , pole beans , okra , several spices and probably others that I can't recall offhand

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Terry Coombs

Interestingly (or not) we've had such a hot dry summer here in New Zealand that it's only in the last couple of weeks, since we've had a bit of rain, that 'wildling' tomato plants are popping up amongst the flush of weeds bought on by the rain. Most years the wildlings appear in spring and summer.

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~misfit~

Hi Terry,

Thank you for the explainable. Got me to thinking.

We have had two 90 to 100 MPH wind storms over the last couple of months, so I have to make sure it would not get blown into the next state.

With a green house I could probably get an extra three months growing out of the season.

-T

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T

I have had a greenhouse for about 10 years. Had a concrete pad poured and ordered the greenhouse from Costco. It has a heater and a timer. We also have a remote thermometer so I can check to see if I need to open or close the door. I can start plants in January for early spring setting out in March. Tomatoes and other more tender plants I start in February and they are ready to be set out in April. I also keep my small citrus trees in there in the winter.

Reply to
The Cook

Good for you! It's very exciting to see those forst shoots appearing.

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Morgan Shore

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