I turned on a sprinkler for about 45min to water them in. I will run drip line irrigation with a timer shortly. This potting soil really holds water well, so good it scares me. I will only need to run the drippers every other day with it.
Pinging the list.
Glad to hear of some progress there.
It’s a big sky perfect day here. I’ve been outside finishing my raised container garden, and planted a few things.
It felt glad to be alive today; not been much of that this winter.
Yesterday, I planted a lettuce strip in a long wood planter sitting on the dirt part of the garden. Then, I put a net over it and I did a very good job of that. I had four ground spikes to use to pin it to the ground but I needed it more secure on the side with just one spike. Ha ha, two remaining rose bushes butt up to that side of the planter. I had gloves on so that protected me from sharp rose thorns so I bunched up some net and stuck it into the lower thorns and did the same at the other end of the planter where the other rose bush is. That netting is staying on those thorns. I watered that new potting soil mix I put in that planter but added a bit more after the lettuce strip was put in. Ain’t no squirrels or birds gonna mess with my lettuce seeds this year.
Today was a big planting day – plants from the greenhouse went into permanent containers. Three big containers now contain four Deck Corn plants in each. One T squash was planted in the big barrel I used last year and I don’t have another T squash to plant due to the rest of them being in Jiffy crap which did nothing. Soon as the other seed starter gets here, I’ll have to plant more T squash seed. Transplanted a Fooled You Jalapeno pepper, sweet banana peppers and I have more peppers to transplant out of the greenhouse. Transplanted Snow Bird peas and Masterpiece peas.
Before the day is over will transplant seedlings from cups into larger pots but that will be done inside.
The plants that did not live in the greenhouse are Sweet Basil, and there are a couple of peppers barely alive. All the Carolina Cucumbers, Home Made Pickles cucumbers died in the cold even though they were covered. I had already replanted seeds for Home Made Pickles and have four to transplant out of cups today. I also have 4 Natl. Pickling Cucumbers to transplant out of cups and have two seedlings of Peas In A Pot to transplant. Have two Supreme Hybrid cucumbers to transplant and gobs of carrot seedlings to transplant.
Part of this morning was preparing the larger pots to receive the seedlings so that is ready.
I am stopped now because Yorkie is at the groomer and they should be calling soon for me to get her. When I get back, then I will put on gloves and start transplanting.
I got an email from Burpee this morning and there is no shipping on anything for three days, starting tomorrow, Sat., Sun., Mon. - Put this code in: SPRING14 to get free shipping. I found a tomato seed there I’m going to get and use that one only to try to grow in the house in the winter. Note the exceptional nutrient value and how do they manage to put more nutrient in one tomato than another? PLUS, it in an indeterminate, will keep on producing. Naturally, it is a cherry tomato suitable for containers and I’ll try house growing. Consider the rest in quotes:
Tomato, Cherry Punch Hybrid
Tops for taste and nutrition with 30% more vitamin C of an average tomato and 40% more lycopene. Burpee Exclusive
These tasty red beauties are little giants when it comes to taste and nutrition—with 30% more vitamin C and 40% more lycopene than the average tomato. 24” high x 36” wide plants commence a steady bounty of 1” fruits in just 48 days. Indeterminate. Days to Maturity: 48 days Height: 24 inches
Sowing Method: Indoor Sow
http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-cherry-punch-hybrid-prod002744.html
I got lettuce, parsley, and a few tomatoes started. I started the tomatoes from seed I had saved from last year to see if they would indeed grow.
And they DID!!
Now I’ll just have to wait and see what I get for a crop this summer.
It’s 47 out today, after getting mailed with a winter storm Wed with a high of 20 and 14 inches of snow.
I can’t wait for spring to be here to stay.
I turned on a sprinkler for about 45min to water them in. I will run drip line irrigation with a timer shortly. This potting soil really holds water well, so good it scares me. I will only need to run the drippers every other day with it.
We picked these up Wednesday when dropped our stuff at the recycling center in Rapid City. Not going to win any beauty contests, but perfectly serviceable for our purposes. The box is 24" X 8", to put things in scale.
We also picked up a ton of free compost while we were there. The downside was having to shovel just over a ton of damp, packed down compost out of the truck after several months of relative inactivity. Pass the liniment, please!
We'll be cleaning and sterilizing these tomorrow or so.
While up there, we also got a few seeds that I knew didn't need to be mail ordered; but not the sale chicks we were specifically after: they didn't arrive. :-(
Last night my Etsy store received its first order. This morning I logged in to double-check the shipping address, and saw a message from another customer, asking if they could place a bulk order!!!
I did a quick search, most of the seed catalogs that carried Dragon’s Egg cucumbers last year, aren’t. Baker Creek is the only one that still has them, but at twice what I’m selling mine for. I might end up with a greater demand than I thought!