Seeds Planted, Out of Hand.....Again! LOL

Way to go, Tikka. I haven't tried to save seeds except for some watermelon seeds and green bean seeds from a few years ago. I planted a few of each, and most of them sprouted, as I recall.

You planting outside or starting seeds inside??

Kajun

 

I always plant on good Friday every year so this Friday will be a busy day

 

Frost burned potatoes and peppers but they will survive! More to plant next week. Love the spring.

 

Have a few things going in the house, no heat in the greenhouse and we are still getting freezing temps at night. Was painting some trim boards, temp 40 outside, 80 + inside and a d**** cabbage butterfly comes flying by and as much as asked where is the food? They are pretty little things, but so are coral snakes I guess. Saw that the groundhog made it through the winter ok also. He is skinny and can run even faster than last fall. I wonder what they say about me, probably when is that lazy old fool going to get his act together, we are hungry!

 

OK, it's been 4 days since I ut the seeds in the tray with the seed starter. Here's what I have so far:



The small sprouts on the right are mesclun lettuce. Next to them, the bigger sprouts are pickling cucumbers. Top left little sprouts are baby bok choy, and the middle ones on the left are cherokee heirloom tomatoes (near center) and brandywine pink next to the left edge. Not too shabby for only 4 days. I am holding the plastic lid up with popsickle sticks so the cucumbers can grow a bit more, but they'll be ready for transplanting tomorrow or Saturday. wow!

The peppers (in the bottom 2 rows) could take up to a month to sprout even at 85 F..

Kajun

 

Starting some seeds inside. We've had 14 of 15 heirloom tomato seeds sprout. I don't know if that is typical or we were lucky.

Our soil is typical mountain clay. I dig a hole, in goes some potting soil, composted manure, etc. We've only been here for 3 years and the house improvements took most of our time the first year. This will be our first "real" garden with a lot more than just tomatoes, white and sweet potatoes and more; I'm tickled.

How does Mesclun lettuce do in heat? As it comes from France, it is hard to imagine it doing well in NC heat. How does it do in Texas.

BTW, As your screen name has Cajun in; I know what a coon a$$ is, LOL

No mods, it is neither racist or insulting; ask any Cajun

 

@TXKajun 4 days and sprouts! nice job!!! that mat works great... I may have to get one

 

Tika, yea, "coonass" is not a word dat Cajuns get all buttburned over. We have tons of jokes "Boudreaux and Arceneaux" type where we poke fun at ourselves. Not a problem.

FYI, I live in SE NM now (and have for the last 15 years). The heat here has taken its toll on me and I do container gardening for the most part, so the mesclun, bok choy, etc will be raised in my "manly room" under lights. June-September is just too hot for me to get out and weed, fertilize, etc. The cucumbers I'm going to split....some outside in a corner of the fence with some wire for them to climb, some inside with a little yet-to-be-built trellis.

Ganado, I was amazed myself at how fast the seeds are sprouting. Up till this year, all I've started was the ultra hot peppers. Yeah, I like it!

Happy Easter, ya'll. He is Risen!

Kajun

 

@TXKajun
Some say it is a slur; many others say it is a badge of pride. A friend's wife who is a Cajun said only PC folks consider it a slur.

As we eat a lot of salads with our meals, I'd like to find a leaf lettuce that does well here. I know better than to try head lettuce.

I live in western NC in what is called an isothermal belt. Rather than me confusing everyone trying to explain it:
Isothermal Belt | NCpedia.
It's good for gardening.

 

I stole your water sprinkler Idea and set up 2 set's, one in my orchard and one out in my 1/4 acre row garden.

 

Good. It works great and is cheap to build. I have mine on 12 volt timers since I am away from my garden for a week sometime.