Waiting for warmer weather

 

Today I started 160 tomato seeds.  I have them inside to germinate
since I don't feel like keeping the heat high enough in the greenhouse
for germination.  Right now I have over 400 seedlings in the
greenhouse waiting for slightly warmer weather.  I have onions,
cabbage, broccoli, broccoli rabe, beets, chard and rhubarb.  There are
also a few lettuce seedlings.  I have had very poor germination with
lettuce except for my red romaine.

My next project is to plan the garden layout.  And then do a second
till to try to get the soil usable for beets.  Then I will plant some
peas and lentils.

Anyone else have anything going on now?



--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

 

I've been buying seeds like mad, now I get to plant them all...I have
probably 20 (peat or mini plastic ones)pots in my room right now, and I've
started preparing where I will plant roses, and today I've got to start some
flowers, herbs, ground cherries, garlic, onion, and um...forget what
else...I've also got to build a raised bed frame for peas/beans.

 



My tomato and pepper seedlings are almost big enough to go outside now!  (I
live in zone 8 or 9.)  I've planted lettuce, spinach, onions, and carrots
outside.  The cutest thing is that this winter I changed the placement of my
raised beds, adding permanent wood boxes over where the old beds used to be,
and the other day I discovered a crooked row of garlic I had planted and
missed last year, now growing in one of the pathways between boxes!  It's
getting walked on, but it still looks pretty good.
--S.

 



I have 2 dozen tomato, pepper and eggplants started in my greenhouse.
They'er up and growing well.  I keep the seed flats in the warm sunroom
until germination is almost complete, then move them to the heated GH.  Most
veggies are planted right in the ground here in middle TN.  I can most and
freeze some.

 

wrote:


Scratch getting the ground prepared.  It has rained for 3 days.  But
since we are in a pretty severe drought, I am thankful for the rain.
It will probably be another 2 weeks before I can start setting out
plants and seeds.

Think I will see if I can get out to the greenhouse to check on the
seedlings there.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)