Posted on 01/11/2018 1:04:13 PM PST by fwdude
Parks. They always did good by me when I had a garden. If you are ever near Greenwood, SC, Stop in the facility.
My soil is very good, basically manufactured it myself. I’ve had great success with carrots in the past, even with saved seed from my own plants. I wanted a shorter season carrot however because I’m at 7,600 ft in N. Colorado and the season is cruelly short.
You will obviously be looking for much different varieties since you need heat tolerant plants and can grow the longest maturing plants available. Pinetree seems to offer something for every region though.
I really like this company, they have never done me wrong, have ordered from them for nearly 30 years. Small quantities or large, and they don’t jack up the prices. You should order your seeds early from them though because they have run short of some things when I order late:
I haven’t had any luck growing them either...but our ground is perfect for making adobe bricks...
dittos on Baker Creek
Those prices do look good. For a quick comparison I found that a pack of carrot seed was $1.49 vs $1.75 at Pinetree but the real difference was 1,200 seed per pack at Heirloom vs. 300 at Pinetree.
I know I’ve gotten their catalog before but must have let it go by the wayside. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks. I’ve heard of heirloomseeds.
ping greeneyes and ask to be put on the ping list.
I started Hay Bale gardening last spring....Over all....I liked it.
I planted some German Heirloom tomatoes....I thought they were a bust. Grew like crazy..but not many tomatoes setting. Come late August...into October...those plants put out!!
bkmk
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Thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The Lowes close to me also sell Ferry Morse.
Agree!!!
I can’t say, I live in the Montana mountains and we have a short growing season.
What IS nice about it is that it only grows to 5’ and continues growing excellent tomatoes until it is done in by weather - in the proper environment it will produce tomatoes for years while only being 5’ tall.
I start my seeds inside mid February and transplant them outside around June 1st. We usually only have light snow in the summer months.
I get stuff from Pinetree Garden Seeds. For unusual stuff there is Seed Savers. Pinetree has my two favorite tomato seeds - - Opalka, very delicious, very meaty, paste type, perfect for roasting and freezing, and Brandywine. They work in Northeast PA. Opalka was the best performer in our cold and wet summer of 2016.
We grow carrots in containers. Had a great crop last year in a 40 gallon tote filled with plant mix.
Use a saw to slice a 2” cut into the bottom/side edge - 10 or so will allow the container to drain well.
We have our containers on a drip system but a single container is easy to water...and with the drainage slits it’s hard to over water.
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