Growing days.

 

Growing days.

Is growing days the days from when you plant. Or from when they pop out.

Diesel.

 wrote:


In theory-- from when they are planted.    In real life-- growing days
is a wild-assed-guess.

I always planted 3 types of corn.  Early-middle-late.    I couldn't
always depend on them coming in in that order.    My Early Girl
tomatoes are often beaten by other, supposedly longer-growing
varieties.

Radishes are about the only thing that I've seen come close to their
prediction.    


Jim

 


And I have always gotten radishes at least three weeks later than they are
"supposed" to come, so even THAT can't always be trusted!
--S.

 wrote:


Usually it is from the time you plant outside.  If you normally plant
seeds it is from that time.  If you start plants inside (or buy
plants) it is from the time they are set out.

But it all depends on the weather and maybe the soil conditions.  And
some plants will only produce fruit when the temperatures are within a
certain range.  For tomatoes the temperatures must be between 55° and
95°F for them to set fruit.  Last year my husband decided to buy a
larger tomato plant.  He set it out.  The ones I started late from
seed in the greenhouse and were significantly smaller when set out
produced at just about the same time.  Both were Better Boy.

So don't count on having a particular veggie on a particular day.
--
USA
North Carolina Foothills
USDA Zone 7a

 

Thats a particular problem for me.  Because it seems I leave my veggies in
too long . I was hoping to use the growing days guideline and pull them to
the day.