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Post by steev on Jan 29, 2016 11:44:58 GMT -5
"Compost-pile" potatoes were what taught me the excellence of fresh-dug spuds.
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Post by kazedwards on Feb 28, 2016 23:44:46 GMT -5
Started all of my tomatoes and peppers today. Probably a few weeks early but I think it's going to be an early spring. Here's what I decided on for tomatoes and peppers this year. I'm not sure if I will have room for it all.
Tomatoes
Brandywine, Cowlick's
Goose Creek
Abraham Lincoln
Mark Twain
Mortgage Lifter, Estler's
Betimes Macbeth
Yellow Cherry (Dwarf?)
Minibel (Dwarf)
Moneymaker
Sunset's Red Horizon
Marianna's Peace
Summer Cider
German Johnson
Reisetomate
The Dutchman
Missouri Pink Love Apple
Speckled Roman
Cherokee Purple
Boxcar Willie
Jagodka
Bloody Butcher
Tom's Landrace Paste Mix
Bull's Heart
Kellogg's Breakfast
Amish Paste
Siletz
Sungold F2
Silvery Fir Tree
Pruden's Purple
And peppers
Hot
Ancho Grande
Beaver Dam
Georgia Flame
Jalapeño Early
Jalapeño Cross
Santa Fe Grande
Sweet
Aji Dulce
Corno di Toro Giallo
Jimmy Nardello
King of the North
Marconi Red
Syrian Three Sided Pepper
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Post by steev on Feb 29, 2016 1:18:59 GMT -5
That's an impressive list.
I started my tomatoes, but found today that the heating cable hadn't stayed plugged in; prolly means they'll start sprouting the coming week-end, getting all leggy; I'm not in control.
Thinking Tuesday I'll seed peppers and eggplants.
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Post by reed on Mar 1, 2016 8:28:25 GMT -5
That's a lot of tomatoes. Do you segregate your peppers to avoid crossing?
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Post by kazedwards on Mar 4, 2016 12:46:13 GMT -5
That's a lot of tomatoes. Do you segregate your peppers to avoid crossing? I use bags when I need to save seed for a pepper. I will hand pollinate from different plants and then bag too but also let them self. I saw that some of the garlic you sent started coming up today! |
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Post by kazedwards on Mar 12, 2016 20:24:41 GMT -5
Most of the tomatoes are up and a few peppers are as well. I started getting some of the beds ready. I'm thinking I will direct sow to cabbage, Brussel sprouts, and kohlrabi soon. I haven't decided if I want to grow potatoes or bulging onions this year either. I guess I should choose before it's too late to plant them. I also got tiller. Well I have had it for a few years but it has never run well. So I had a friend fix it up. It's probably 30 years old but I got it for free and spent 40 bucks to get it going. It runs great now.
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Post by kazedwards on Mar 24, 2016 1:41:08 GMT -5
So far I have potted up 4-5 tomato varieties. The seedlings I didn't use I planted by the compost pile. I doubt they have a chance but I figured why not. A lot of the tomatoes and peppers I started still have not come up and I'm having problems with gnats. Plus I don't have a heating mat which doesn't help. So a week or so ago I decided to pre germinate them in small seeds bags wrapped in paper towels. So far I have had 3 start to germinate. I have also added a few from my original grow list due to no germination.
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Post by andyb on Mar 25, 2016 23:32:26 GMT -5
Oh gnats. Can't stand the things. Over the winter my plants under grow lights were badly infested. I put up more and more sticky traps, but could never get ahead of them. Eventually, I put the mosquito net that I used while traveling in Africa over the lights and plants and everything. The gnat numbers are way down now. Presumably, by being trapped in a smaller area with a bunch of traps, a lot end up dying before reaching sexual maturity.
By the way, the seeds you sent me are doing wonderfully!
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Post by kazedwards on Mar 25, 2016 23:52:54 GMT -5
Oh gnats. Can't stand the things. Over the winter my plants under grow lights were badly infested. I put up more and more sticky traps, but could never get ahead of them. Eventually, I put the mosquito net that I used while traveling in Africa over the lights and plants and everything. The gnat numbers are way down now. Presumably, by being trapped in a smaller area with a bunch of traps, a lot end up dying before reaching sexual maturity. By the way, the seeds you sent me are doing wonderfully! Yes they are a pain. I had them really bad over the winter with the potted plants too. I had thought I had them under control but I guess I was wrong. |
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Post by kazedwards on Apr 9, 2016 12:38:31 GMT -5
Here is my official 2016 grow list. All of the below have germinated and are growing. Now I just need to figure out where they a going to go.
Tomato, Goose Creek
Tomato, Brandywine, Cowlick's
Tomato, Mark Twain
Tomato, Abe Lincoln
Tomato, Mortgage Lifter, Estler's
Tomato, Moneymaker
Tomato, Sunset's Red Horizon
Tomato, Marianna's Peace
Tomato, Summer Cider
Tomato, German Johnson
Tomato, Reisetomate
Tomato, Missouri Pink Love Apple
Tomato, Speckled Roman
Tomato, Cherokee Purple
Tomato, Boxcar Willie
Tomato, Jagodka
Tomato, Bloody Butcher
Tomato, Tom's Landrace Paste Mix
Tomato, Bull's Heart
Tomato, Amish Paste
Tomato, Kellogg's Breakfast
Tomato, Siletz
Tomato, Pruden's Purple
Tomato, Sungold F2
Tomato, Silvery Fir Tree
Tomato, Betimes Macbeth 15' (Pot)
Tomato, Yellow Cherry (Pot)
Tomato, Minibel (Pot)
Tomato, Homestead
Tomato, German Pink
Tomato, Ozark Pink
Tomato, Mamie Brown's Pink
Tomato, Stupice (for a friend but I have an extra to plant)
Pepper Sweet, King of the North
Pepper Sweet, Marconi Red
Pepper Sweet, Aji Dulce
Pepper Sweet, Syrian Three Sided Pepper
Pepper Chili, Georgia Flame
Pepper Chili, Ancho Grande
Pepper Chili, Santa Fe Grande
Pepper Chili, Beaver Dam
Pepper Chili, Jalapeño Early
Pepper Chili, Jalapeño Cross
Ground Cherry, Cape Gooseberry
Ground Cherry, Husk Tomato
Ground Cherry, Physalis heterophylla
These have not germinated yet. There is still a chance for all of them but I don't have my hopes up. I am very disappointed that none of The Dutchman came up. I bought them this winter from Baker Creek. I'm doing a germ test now. I will miss the Jimmy Nardello peppers this summer too. Last year they were our favorite. One pepper was just shy of a foot long.
Tomato, The Dutchman 16'
Pepper Sweet, Jimmy Nardello
Pepper Sweet, Corno di Toro Giallo
Pepper Chili, Hinkelhatz (I'm fairly certain these will come up. I sowed pre-germinated seeds a few days ago)
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Post by philagardener on Apr 9, 2016 15:30:34 GMT -5
Great list, kazedwards ! Write Baker Creek and ask for a replacement packet from a different lot. They have been pretty good about that when I have encountered an occasional problem with their seed. Peppers can take a long time and benefit from bottom heat. |
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Post by kazedwards on Apr 9, 2016 16:26:57 GMT -5
Great list, kazedwards ! Write Baker Creek and ask for a replacement packet from a different lot. They have been pretty good about that when I have encountered an occasional problem with their seed. Peppers can take a long time and benefit from bottom heat. I thought I would write them. I figured I should do an actual germ test first, just in case it's an issue on my end. This year I have had poor germination across the board. |
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Post by kazedwards on Apr 9, 2016 22:06:15 GMT -5
Well tonight I potted up most of them. The rest I don't think I will. Estler's Mortgage Lifter isn't doing well. It's been getting hit hard with gnats. But all of the others seem to be doing good.   |
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Post by kazedwards on Apr 9, 2016 22:12:00 GMT -5
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Post by kazedwards on Apr 10, 2016 15:09:25 GMT -5
So I was thinking that I might try planting tomatoes really close. Like two plants in the same hole with the holes spaced at 3 feet. What do you guys think?
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