After all that hard work

[Southern Gardener]

and babysitting my seedlings, most of them are a total loss after the four and a half inches of rain we had last week. My Amish Paste that were looking so good in the greenhouse are a total loss.
They are all yellow and drooping - I think some of my peppers will make it. My garden is still mushy from all that rain so I moved the mulch back so it can dry out.

 

[lesa]

Sometimes gardening is just plain, sad! Sorry about all your hard work... but, you still have plenty of time. Try, try again (and if that doesn't work, buy some transplants- is my motto.) Mother nature is a cruel mistress sometimes!

 

[thistlebloom]

Oh, what a bummer Joan! It's still early days though. Just pretend you live in Idaho and get your seeds started now .

 

[Southern Gardener]

I know. I keep telling myself that it's still early so all is not lost. I'll be buying plants this weekend. :/

 

[thistlebloom]

I would start some more from seed also, unless you used all your seed up in the first batch. You never can tell about those store bought plants you know!

 

[897tgigvib]

Yes, go ahead and start some from seed. And know what? Maybe, just maybe if you baby a few of those Amish Paste back into some nice warm slightly moist potting soil and bring them back in they might surprise you. The timing on the new starts, I can only guess, might be that you might need some variety tough for your southern heat. Might want to get a few of those just for in case.

I'm thinking this early spring is a bit tough everywhere in the country for one thing or another. Thistle's having cold weather, someone in upstate New York is too, I'm having no sun and non stick snow and rain, you're getting drowning rain. So far so good for bearman down in south florida though! Lol! his 2 inch tall single leaved gourd made a flower!

I'll be making more perimeter beds tomorrow if at all possible. Got a couple of almost dead Fir trees to cut to make this section. Finally finished the main garden's netting, seamstress work, in the drizzling rain today.

Oh thistle, I'll be sending you some really good and special seeds! Got the blank envelopes at the ready.

 

[thistlebloom]

Thanks Marshall! I sent your corn off today.

 

[digitS']

Oh Joan, that's wretched!

Marshall may have something in that idea to re-pot the plants for a short stay in a protected environment . . . before venturing out into the open garden again.

There's that Creole heirloom tomato. Maybe that would be a good choice for you.

4 1/2 inches! Here I am complaining about getting about 4 1/2 inches over an entire month and having soil that is too wet to cultivate.

Steve :/

 

[momofdrew]

I go along with Marshall and Steve while I was reading your post I thought you should repot them if possible and put them under lights for a while till the weather stablizes

 

[ducks4you]

Maybe you should think of your tomato seedlings like an army, and that you sent out your advance troops, but they were mowed down. Start again. ALL of the tomato seeds that I bought this year are sprouting, and you've gots lots of time. I'm not putting mine into my beds until Mother's Day, regardless of the early heat.