Seedlings.... anyone start yet?

[saddina]

SSE is good, so is Baker's Creek www.rareseeds.com

I have the excel file from a 2007 grow out of a few hundred tomato varities, with climate and such noted, most are heirlooms, pm me your email if you want a copy.

 

[saddina]

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if you're talking about a 5 gal size it works, that's what we did when doing the adopt a granny program.

~ The preschool would seed tomato and other veggies, transplant them into 5 gal buckets (donated from several bakeries), and then give them to the ladies who would come from the retirement hime across the street to read stories on fridays. It would help the grannies with fresh, healthy veggies, and the kids, many who don't have local grandparents, would have a granny to read them stories or help them make crafts.

 

[vfem]

Today I have seen my first sprouts of life from my first seedlings.

Tomatoes (about 6 different kinds)
Thai Chilies
Bell Peppers
Basil
Leeks
Chard (green house)
Lettuce (green house)
Radish (green house)

Starting more pots this afternoon while I watch it rain out my window.

 

[TACEYPERKINS]

I got my seed from Baker Creek , the website was extremely informative. And the order shipped out real quick. The seeds seem to be good quality too. Sprouting real quick and about 100% ofthem sprouted.


Does any one know what size cups I should transfer the seedlings into. I have them in seed starter size green houses that I got at Home Depot. I want them to be in the cup till I transfer them out side. How long can they stay in the cups?

 

[Egg_newton]

Have on order...

Asparagus
Amish Paste Tomato
Mortgage Lifter Tomato.
Blue Lake Bush Green Bean
Contender Green Bean
Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe
Honey Dew Green
All Seasons Cabbage
Red Acre Cabbage
West Indian Gherkin
Straight Eight Slicing Cucumber
Black Beauty Eggplant
Clemson Spineless Okra
Super Sugar Snap Peas
Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea
Habanero Pepper Red
Jalapeno Pepper
Long Red Cayenne Pepper
Thai Chili Pepper
Early Straightneck Prolific Summer Squash
Zucchini, Black
Crimson Sweet Watermelon
Waltham 29 Broccoli
Snowball Cauliflower Self Blanching
Long Island Improved Brussels
California Wonder Bell
Golden Calwonder Bell Pepper
Keystone Resistant Giant
Brandywine Yellow Tomato

We have a little greenhouse set up in the basement. Just waiting for the seeds to arrive

 

[saddina]

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Well, how long you got?

I use the jiffy peat pellets, and then straight out to the garden, you're not too far away, so as long as your garden's not mudded under, you should be fine, if you must interm transplant, i'd go for the 6-10 oz range.

 

[TACEYPERKINS]

I was just going to ask you if you are getting the rains like us. My garden keeps getting flooded so I have to do something soon. I am afraid to plant anything out side yet till the rain is not such a problem.

How long can they stay in the 6-10 oz cups?

 

[shay20]

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Does the cute cat come with a tomato plant?

I started on some Tulips & hyacinth.

I am planning on starting my veggies and herbs this weekend, I am planning on these,
Tomato all variety
Peppers all variety
Hot peppers all variety
lettuce
broccoli
corn but those seeds are straight into the ground after last frost.

Lots of herbs
Parsley
arugula
thyme
oregano
lemon balm
cilantro
cat nip
lavender

I have an order all ready for seeds, but it so long i really cant remember all that i am ordering.

 

[TACEYPERKINS]

I will also be planting...
carrots 3 types
cilantro
peas 3 types
beans 3 types
watermellon
cucumber 2 types
strawbrries 3 types
zucchini
squash
onions
8 types of tomatoes
5 types of peppers

Fun for all to be had in the Perkins' garden!

 

[saddina]

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Till 8-12 inches tall, yep, it's somewhat soggy here, but it'll work out, on those tomatoes, plant them deep if they get leggy, it'll work out fine.