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Post by johno on Jan 22, 2011 12:46:01 GMT -5
Who's getting the seed-starting bug? What are you starting? I'm getting ready to start onions and peppers...
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Post by Leenstar on Jan 22, 2011 13:12:24 GMT -5
I am waiting to start setting stuff for another week or two but it is getting hard to hold off.
There is a local seed swap a week from tomorrow at which I am hoping to fill some holes in my garden. I probably already have too much for my little space but there is still stuff I want.
Pending how the swap goes there are a couple of tomato varieties and herbs I am looking to get, assuming I don't get them at the swap.
Once everything is rounded out, it is full steam ahead. Then I'll have to figure out is how to keep the cat out of starting area in the basement.
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Post by garnetmoth on Jan 22, 2011 13:21:36 GMT -5
I started a bit too early 2 years ago, and a little late last year. I am trying to get it "right" this year. We have an unheated mudroom where I have a light-shelf. I think 1st week of March for peppers, 2 weeks later tomatoes. May start some herbs and greens earlier because they dont grow as quickly.
Good idea about onions- I got seed for evergreen bunching onions- first time trying onion seed in a while.
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Post by bunkie on Jan 22, 2011 15:51:45 GMT -5
same here johno...onions and peppers. still doing lots of winter sowing.
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Post by bertiefox on Jan 23, 2011 11:25:19 GMT -5
It's a question of growing the right things early and I always get overenthusiastic and start tomatoes, aubergines and peppers far too early. I then have to coddle etiolated unhealthy seedlings through the rest of the winter months at great expense until they eventually grow away. Meanwhile, the ones I sow in March take over and outgrow their earlier germinated brothers and sisters!
What we find works well from early sowing here (in a polytunnel in a half continental/half maritime climate in France) are turnips (early long types), Pak Choi, peas, and broad beans. Obviously radish do ok too and we try to get spring and summer cabbage going well as soon as it warms up a bit.
Some things, like globe artichokes, are worth starting early in heat as you can then get them to produce heads in the autumn of their first year. I shall be sowing some asparagus seed too in mid February.
Only when things start germinating and growing away do I feel that spring is here.
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 23, 2011 16:42:25 GMT -5
Onions and peppers next month. Strawberries this month.
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Post by cortona on Jan 23, 2011 19:10:10 GMT -5
sowed onions and havesuper hot peppers sprouted,i plan to start tomatoes in march...or sooner if the bug byte me strongly;-)
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Post by littleminnie on Jan 23, 2011 20:58:15 GMT -5
I'll be starting peppers, eggplant and perennials in about 3 weeks. I am waiting a little this year vs last.
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 24, 2011 5:23:16 GMT -5
I'll probably start onions this week. Since the moon is waning, it's a good time. I won't start peppers for another 2 weeks. Maybe some of the larger tomatoes too.
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Post by Jim on Jan 24, 2011 19:36:58 GMT -5
I'll hold off until mid feb. I always start too early.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jan 25, 2011 5:33:14 GMT -5
Well, if you consider my bread starter, I constantly have stuff growing... I've been keeping it in the "eventually disposable" plastic bowl and I killed the second one a couple days ago. I stood there staring at the darn thing and trying to get my brain to fire in some sort of useful manner and suddenly it occured to me that I might be able to grow something in a bowl with a hole... I threw in the vermiculite my poor scionwood from last year died in, topped it off with a couple inches of potting mix, then pushed in a few hazelnuts, some corriander seed from the grocery store, and one tomato seed and one pecan... I don't think I was thinking... just shoving hard stuff into dirt. I stuck it in the window and went away happy...
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