The Old Folks Home

[CapricornFarm]

Rural king has a sale on, $0.99 per 6 pack of plants. Sounds good to me.

 

[Alaskan]

That's not fair! That's cheatin....(psssst where did you get them?)

I once, to get a faster start, started carrots in a tray in the greenhouse.

I only waited until they were barely past the "just sprouted" stage before planting...

BUT, their little tap roots, though thinner than a hair, were LONG!

While transplanting them I didn't make the holes as deep as the roots...



When we harvested them, it was actually fun. The tiny hair roots had NOT straightened themselves out, but had grown exactly as planted.... those hairs just grew into fat carrots bent into tangled messes.

Impossible to wash them well... but otherwise fun for the kids.

In hindsight... I should have planned it, and made them into letters, instead of tangles...had I know what I was doing.

 

[Alaskan]

They have seeds attached to tape too, helps with small ones.

I have also bought some tiny seeds that are made a bit bigger by clay... so you can see them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Think it great to hear how those of us do it

 

[perchie.girl]

When mom grew Tomatoes in Las Vegas she planted them along the fence to be in the shade.
5 foot tall fence 5 foot tall plants.. We had tomatoes coming out of our ears that summer. Were talking 105 110 degrees in full sun.

Give me hope of planting when I get home. I have to do raised beds because I cant kneel. And inside the green house room.

deb

 

[microchick]

I once, to get a faster start, started carrots in a tray in the greenhouse.

I only waited until they were barely past the "just sprouted" stage before planting...

BUT, their little tap roots, though thinner than a hair, were LONG!

While transplanting them I didn't make the holes as deep as the roots...



When we harvested them, it was actually fun. The tiny hair roots had NOT straightened themselves out, but had grown exactly as planted.... those hairs just grew into fat carrots bent into tangled messes.

Impossible to wash them well... but otherwise fun for the kids.

In hindsight... I should have planned it, and made them into letters, instead of tangles...had I know what I was doing.

 

[microchick]

I went out later and got down on my hands and knees to look. Finally found one lonely carrot up....dang. If his buddies don't join him by the end of the week that's it for him. I'm planting bush beans in their place.

I do have a few carrot seeds left. I think I'm going to try putting them into one of the containers I have. Can't do any worse than the ones in the ground have done!

 

[drumstick diva]

Years ago I started tomatoes and peppers inside on a light stand. They grew great but regardless of how slow and sure I tried to harden them off , outside they just kicked the bucket. I never was a veggie eater but, my mom was. I had high hopes for them.

 

[microchick]

I just heard that there are stores in Iowa that are out of meat. Seriously.

I think we are all going to be hatching and eating a lot of chickens before this is all over.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Guess what I have first peep Gray from Blue egg Red my Rooster EE Mom 6 year old EE