Seed Starting

[Frizzle and Friends]

I like to lay things out. I keep a spreadsheet to decide what goes where and now use it to track when I seed things as well. My 2020 layout (I move things every year).

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I never thought of using a spreadsheet to plan everything out, but I might have to use this for next year. I've used the Garden Planner in the past, but I haven't renewed the subscription after getting two years of gardens out of the year subscription. I've been planning by hand last year and this year, but keeping the measurements straight is the hardest part. This would simplify everything!

 

[Sally PB]

I have to wait for the next bit of sunshine to go check on my seeds. I have the pots in the (unheated) green house, covered with a clear plastic tarp to keep in the warmth from the last sunny day.

Next time I'm up there, I'll plant some more tomato seeds too. Somehow, 52 is not enough pots of tomatoes.

 

[BabyGotQuack]

I have to wait for the next bit of sunshine to go check on my seeds. I have the pots in the (unheated) green house, covered with a clear plastic tarp to keep in the warmth from the last sunny day.

Next time I'm up there, I'll plant some more tomato seeds too. Somehow, 52 is not enough pots of tomatoes.

52 isn’t enough

 

[Sally PB]

52 isn’t enough

You are absolutely right!

 

[Iluveggers]

You are absolutely right!

I planted 72 this year…probably will only put 36 in the garden. Will try selling the rest at the farm stand or to egg customers, and will give away the rest to neighbors.

 

[Sally PB]

I will probably need to can 55-60 quarts this year. I think we'll use just about every jar that's down in the basement. We use 1 a week, all year long, for spaghetti night on Wednesday. Plus we need tomatoes to make salsa; 20-30 pints.

I'd really like to be able to give a friend of mine about a bushel of tomatoes so she doesn't have to buy any to can. They aren't growing a garden this year; too much going on (health and other issues), and the last two years, the critters have gotten more than they have.

So, yup, I need to plant about another 15 pots, at least!

 

[Sally PB]

I got the rest of the seeds planted in the green house.

4 spaghetti squash
3 opal basil
2 Genovese basil
8 Marigold
3 Anise Hyssop
3 Lemon Bee Balm
4 more Ace 55
3 more Amish Paste
2 more Super Sauce
2 more Cherokee Purple

Nothing is up yet from the first planting on the 27th.

 

[BabyGotQuack]

Got my tomatoes planted today, we did half & half: salsa hybrid and super sauce

Then my kids wanted to do some flowers which I’ve never done from seed. We’ll see how it goes, we just winged it. They picked snap dragons, carnations, blanket flower and cactus. Wish us luck on these lol

 

[Sally PB]

I checked the seeds I planted up in the green house... onions are the only things showing any signs of life. We're going to have 4 days with at least some sunshine, so that ought to get the potting soil nice and warm.

I checked one pot this afternoon, and it was 77 degrees.

 

[BabyGotQuack]

Day 4, 13 out of 34 tomatoes have sprouted!