First seeds for 2010 - planted!

[barnercora]

anyone purchase from here? good news is if you spent 7.50 shipping is free.

sorry, coudn't cut and paste my two chihuahua is on my lap

" Trade Winds Fruit" they have lots of tomato seeds to choose.

[garden5]

[url=https://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/2194/]here[/url] is a review of them. I haven't dealt with them myself, but they look pretty good.

[Ozark Lady]

Good find!

They have my Arkansas Traveler...from old times... maybe this is the real one!

https://www.tradewindsfruitstore.com/servlet/the-Tomatoes/Categories

If the link does not work, just leave off the part after .com.

I need to check this out!

[applestar]

These aren't the FIRST tomato seeds planted, technically, since I planted a few varieties to join the Tomato Race . But my main tomato seeds, started on March 1, have mostly sprouted between yesterday and today.
We're off to a good start.

[toxicburn1]

Geee. now you really made me look bad My tomato seeds took about 2.5 weeks to sprout. Jalapeno is still getting out (4 weeks) ... I'm not playing with any of you... will go find my own competition

so, T8 lights, ha? already looking for one . BTW, is that the one that is in luck of blue spectrum? what can I use to supplement one?
Thanks.
Great Photos, Great tips, Great selections - jealous

[garden5]

Geee. now you really made me look bad My tomato seeds took about 2.5 weeks to sprout. Jalapeno is still getting out (4 weeks) ... I'm not playing with any of you... will go find my own competition

so, T8 lights, ha? already looking for one . BTW, is that the one that is in luck of blue spectrum? what can I use to supplement one?
Thanks.
Great Photos, Great tips, Great selections - jealous

I'll bet that you did not use bottom heat. This is really important for peppers as they like the soil to be from 70 to 75 degrees F. I had to take mine off of bottom heat due to poor air circulation in that are, so only about half have germinated. It's good to know that I can still get germination even after a month. None of my jalapenos have sprouted yet, so they must be a longer germinating variety (or my save seeds could just be bad ).

For bottom heat, a heating pad works great, but make sure that it does not have automatic shut off....very frustrating. Once they sprout, take them off of the heat. You can also water them with hot (not boiling) tap water to keep the soil temperature up.

As far as T-8 lights go, you can pick one up at walmart for less than $15. There are bulbs for them in all different light spectrum. You want you bulbs to be 6000k or 6500k. This is the "cool" spectrum and will promote leaf and stem growth instead of bud and flower growth. There is also some debate as to using one cool bulb and one warm bulb in the same fixture, but you get two to a pack, so why not just go with cool?

Happy Gardening.

[gixxerific]

I did just buy a cheap T5 light and I must say they are much brighter. But my main is using T12's

[applestar]

FINALLY got some photos uploaded (light fixtures were raised for better photo angle)

June Race nominations (aside from the Contender):
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image6524.jpg[/img]

Main Tomato starts:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image6525.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image6529.jpg[/img] [img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image6538.jpg[/img]

[Duh_Vinci]

Apple - great looking seedlings! Thick and deep colored! And great use of containers to start the seeds! Using every inch of available space I see

Regards,
D

[hendi_alex]

Gorgeous start to those seedlings!!!!!!

[Alan in Vermont]

I got started on my seed flats on Sunday. I'm planting in cell trays instead of in starter trays and transplanting into cells. I'm having to work one-handed this year and there was no way I could see to make transplanting do-able. I'm setting two seeds in each cell so there should be at least one plant break ground.

So far;

144 cells of Walla Walla onions.

6 varieties of tomatoes at 8 cells each

24 cells of cauliflower.

Still have sweet peppers to start and maybe a couple more varieties of toms. If the weather hols as it has been I'm hoping to get the tractor out and start shaping the hills for my vine crops. Once those are laid out I have 50-60 yds. of wood chip mulch to spread around then to suppress weed growth.