Seed starting indoors

[ninnymary]

Mary your starts look great! Very healthy!

Thank you. I’m trying a new cherry tomato called Candyland. It has a high sugar rating. Started it at the same time yet it is so short. It already has several sets of leaves. Wonder how tall it will get.

Mary

 

[ninnymary]

Finished my second round of seeds. Zinnias, sunflowers, borage, a tomatillo, pepper, and couple more Patio Star zucchini.

Didn’t have room for white inpatients and marigolds. Only need to buy one 6-pack of each. Next year I’ll have enough room to start everything I need.

 

[thistlebloom]

I got some seeds started today too.
Yankee bells, Highlander peppers, Mariana tomatoes, Phoenix tom., (thanks Major!).

Apparently I used all my hot pepper seeds last year, so I raided my frozen peppers and swiped a few seeds from there to start. It will be interesting if they sprout...

Also Ildi, Latah, NYer, and Black Krim tomatoes. Got some delphiniums in the fridge for a 2 week stratification period. I found some orange poppy seedpods I had saved a couple of years ago, so am trying to germinate those. I didn't study up on when or what was necessary for germination, so it's just an impulse/experiment now.

 

[Crealcritter]

Working on setting the babies free. 2 rows cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, opinions. Still got brussels to set out and then its 1/2/hardies direct sowing. It's a start but still got a long ways to go. This is my smaller 25x50 spring/fall garden.

 

[Crealcritter]

I think you may want to study up on using plastic row covers, like growers that manage getting crops to grow early. There are NO guarantees on last frost dates!!!

Frosts don't bother me or my onions, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower & brussels. Its hard freezes that we don't like

 

[digitS']

The seed for 18 of my x# of 2019 tomato varieties is in the soil mix.

Snapdragon seedlings have the look of tiny plants with some varieties in high percentages. The onions are finally emerging. I am beginning to wonder if the seed should be sown again! Many overcast and snowy days have not been good for their start.

Anaheim peppers are leaping to grab whatever light is available to them in the South Window. Two bells are trying to get upright this morning. There are lots more and I still haven't seen a single eggplant!

Steve

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I will be starting some of my seeds in the morning. My trays and things are in the greenhouse on the patio and finally the snow is melted down and I can get the plastic door open and have my seeds sorted and a couple orders on the way. I worried about starting last week because the house is cold. I feel good about starting things now that it is warmer and I hope to put things like the onions and kale plants out in the greenhouse during the day. I have messed up so many plants trying to just use the greenhouse inside. I need better lights for that.

 

[ducks4you]

Killing off seeds by drying out and replanting...learning curve.
Experimenting with my basement lights and heat mats. Just bought a Jiffy gro light
https://www.ruralking.com/jiffy-hydro-grow-light
https://www.bayviewelma.com/products/704122
Got it for $23, on clearance, btw.
Just set it up on top of my fridge bc I was keeping my extra lights on all day, and I thought that this would be cheaper.
My cherry tomato plants have mostly survived the transplanting but they are growing like they are sipping vodka every day...so slow? I lost 4 of them and replanted with a handful of old beefsteak/heirloom seeds. The pots that I replanted 2 weeks ago with a handful of beefsteak and heirloom tomato seeds look like every one of them sprouted. We'll see, but even with the gro lights and heat mats my basement is around 50 degrees, so it isn't very warm. Don't have much of a choice bc my kittens will dig them up for sport if I put them on a windowsill. I am bringing in some leftover poultry netting this week to wrap around the shelving unit when they are large enough to grow without a ziplock bag on top. DRAT MY CATS!!!!!!!
Sweet peppers are up in their jiffy gro container with jiffy pots. I will leave them to start pushing up the plastic cover before I remove it.
I think some spring bulbs are up in my bed in the front. Last fall I dug up the bed to replant AND, if the soil isn't perfect it compacts And I was able to weed the bed easier. I also put in some new mums and asters. I gave away my biggest bulbs to my neighbor, but I had SO MANY--to many baby tulips and others for that bed, so I have them planted in some other places.
We are SO LUCKY that we can buy new seeds if we kill the ones we have!!! I don't think that I could EVER be self sufficient!

 

[ducks4you]

I saved a leaky fishtank and put 2 squarish (36 cell) starters out in it with spinach seeds. I had them tightly covered with gladwrap, but 5 sprouted and all of the rest dried out. I replanted and covered the top with the gladwrap. It is on the south ledge of my porch so it gets direct sunlight.

 

[flowerbug]

... I found some orange poppy seedpods I had saved a couple of years ago, so am trying to germinate those. I didn't study up on when or what was necessary for germination, so it's just an impulse/experiment now.

if they are anything like the red kind we have they will sprout after they fall on a suitable location and start growing, then overwinter somewhat and then flower the next summer. i don't actually know if the seeds that we see sprouting this year are from last year or not, but i suspect not or a mix of both... they can drop so many seeds...