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Aerows

(39,961 posts)
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 10:29 PM Mar 2014

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask about setting out tomato plants

I can't find a gardening forum, or maybe I haven't looked hard enough.

Anyway, I ordered six tomato plants to put out, some black seed leaf lettuce (ready to start using in around 40 days), butter lettuce and tabasco pepper plants to put out.

Anyone one else excited for spring so you can have your own stuff in the back yard?

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I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask about setting out tomato plants (Original Post) Aerows Mar 2014 OP
You're welcome rocktivity Mar 2014 #1
Found it! Aerows Mar 2014 #8
Here's the place for all things gardening. I'm so anxious for Spring Autumn Mar 2014 #2
Thanks all! Aerows Mar 2014 #3
See you in gardening - I will answer you there! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2014 #4
To answer your question, if you're in the east, southeast, west coast, or parts of the southwest, Warpy Mar 2014 #5
It's nearly about time to turn on the A/C here Aerows Mar 2014 #6
I don't think there's much better Warpy Mar 2014 #7
Okay, I've heard that term twice Aerows Mar 2014 #9
it means the plant grows very rapidly, converting its sugars into cellulose Warpy Mar 2014 #10
LOL! Thank you for the answer Aerows Mar 2014 #11
I'm going to try growing hydroponically this year Major Nikon Mar 2014 #12
For some deliciously strange reason, the gardening WhiteTara Mar 2014 #13

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
5. To answer your question, if you're in the east, southeast, west coast, or parts of the southwest,
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 10:56 PM
Mar 2014

It's safe to put the lettuce seedlings out, they thrive in cold weather as long as the soil isn't still frozen. It's also time to companion plant them with radishes and carrots from seed and plant cole crop seedlings like cabbage and broccoli. You can also start English peas, although it might be a little too late for them in hotter parts of the country (I was told they wouldn't grow in NM so I started mine in February as soon as the ground thawed and got a bumper crop).

The tomatoes need to wait until the last frost day. They like it hot and sunny. If there is a late frost, they can be covered with Hot Kaps or plastic bags or milk cartons with the bottoms cut out, they'll all work.

I am limiting my gardening to two planters on my front portal. I'm hoping to find dark purple petunias, they do really well in hot sun with daily watering.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
6. It's nearly about time to turn on the A/C here
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 11:00 PM
Mar 2014

I'm on the Gulf Coast. I was wearing shorts today.

And no peas. Ewww. Radishes, though, forgot about them. I think I have some carrot seed, too! Radishes would be awesome!

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
7. I don't think there's much better
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 11:15 PM
Mar 2014

than going out to your garden on a cool morning and gabbing a ripe pea pod and eating the peas raw, right out of the garden. They are amazingly sweet.

You might actually be too late for lettuce where you are if it's nearly AC weather. Lettuce bolts and goes to seed when daytime temperatures get to the mid 80s and the leaves get bitter. Black seeded Simpson, though, is one of my favorite varieties if you get a harvest before it bolts and turns bitter and nasty.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
9. Okay, I've heard that term twice
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 11:26 PM
Mar 2014

What does "bolting" mean? I am unfamiliar with that term.

Oh, and yes, the one I ordered the seeds for is black seed Simpson for quick harvest.

And thank you for the information, it is deeply appreciated .

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
10. it means the plant grows very rapidly, converting its sugars into cellulose
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 11:30 PM
Mar 2014

so that it can form a seed head. Lettuce that has bolted is nasty and yes, all gardeners try to get just one more day out of the crop and do that only once.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
11. LOL! Thank you for the answer
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 11:33 PM
Mar 2014

and a warning about being greedy. Much appreciated, Warpy. I won't try to do that if I can get out of my own way in desiring a good crop .

Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
12. I'm going to try growing hydroponically this year
Mon Mar 10, 2014, 01:21 AM
Mar 2014

I've already got my seedlings planted and sprouted. The last freeze is in 10 days, so I should be ready to start putting out some of it on by back porch by then.

WhiteTara

(29,676 posts)
13. For some deliciously strange reason, the gardening
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 09:51 PM
Mar 2014

forum is under recreation...why anyone would call back breaking labor recreation is beyond me, but there it is. One of my favorite places. I'm getting my equipment ready for planting in pots on March 30 in my little greenhouse. Seeds are ready, pots are getting cleaned and ready, potting mix in hand...I'm excited!

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