They said the germination rate on these was very low
........they lied!!!
Thursday, 29 March 2012
We have celery!!!
They said the germination rate on these was very low
........they lied!!!
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Tomato plants, year one experiments in starting from seed.
Judge for yourself..............but your going to have a hard time convincing me now that this is not the ticket for strong tomato plants!!!!
A little bit of moistened compost in a clear cup with 2-3 tomato seeds.
Place in a clamshell container or cover with plastic wrap. Then do nothing till the seeds germinate.
When they are this tall, add more compost about half way up the stem. Do not cover them at this point, keep moist but not wet.
Keep filling the cup so that more and more stem is buried, this will force root growth along the entire length of the stem
When you start to see the roots filling the cup, it's time to move them to a larger cup or pot.
These red cups are perfect for getting more soil up the lenghth of the stem. Add drainage holes to these ones with a drill.
Having the plants go just a little bit root bound ( but not too much ) makes it easy to move the entire root system to it's new larger home.
After a few weeks of being in the larger cups, and set out in front of the window, as the grow stand is now being used for other things, these plants were getting so tall that I was worried about them making it to the garden without having to replant them again. So this being the experimental gardening year for me, I've decided to follow the advice of others and have cut them back, just above the 4th leaf, and taken the tops and put them into plain water to hopefully root, and give me another whole plant.
I'd say this isn't too shabby for my first year growing from seed, . BUT.....lesson learnt here............I don't need to start tomatos quite so early next time. I have 8 other varieties of tomatoes started in early March, and they are looking to be a bit more manageable, size wise. I mean, really, I do not need to have all these plants going to full grown size in the house.
A little bit of moistened compost in a clear cup with 2-3 tomato seeds. 
Place in a clamshell container or cover with plastic wrap. Then do nothing till the seeds germinate. 
When they are this tall, add more compost about half way up the stem. Do not cover them at this point, keep moist but not wet. 
Keep filling the cup so that more and more stem is buried, this will force root growth along the entire length of the stem
When you start to see the roots filling the cup, it's time to move them to a larger cup or pot.
These red cups are perfect for getting more soil up the lenghth of the stem. Add drainage holes to these ones with a drill.
Having the plants go just a little bit root bound ( but not too much ) makes it easy to move the entire root system to it's new larger home.  |
| Tomato plant happily growing strong in it's new home |
After a few weeks of being in the larger cups, and set out in front of the window, as the grow stand is now being used for other things, these plants were getting so tall that I was worried about them making it to the garden without having to replant them again. So this being the experimental gardening year for me, I've decided to follow the advice of others and have cut them back, just above the 4th leaf, and taken the tops and put them into plain water to hopefully root, and give me another whole plant.
These were started on Feb 7th, 2012. They are the very doubtful Pear Tomato seeds and I guess I was just getting anxiuos to start using the grow stand, and I also just wanted to see if they would germinate, obviously they did.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
you win some, you lose some
I would say this is success with the doubtful pear tomato seeds
But the lettuce was a total bust, maybe having this in the same room as the wood stove is not such a good idea..............just thinkin', feel free to let me know what it is I'm doing wrong with lettuce because, really!!?? it's lettuce, I have never had trouble growing that...........it's starting to feel like a $12.00 tomato project!!
But the lettuce was a total bust, maybe having this in the same room as the wood stove is not such a good idea..............just thinkin', feel free to let me know what it is I'm doing wrong with lettuce because, really!!?? it's lettuce, I have never had trouble growing that...........it's starting to feel like a $12.00 tomato project!!
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