Here are my lovely seedings! I would love for some of you experts to take a look and let me know if they look how they should at this stage. They were all started 3 weeks ago.
Here's a yellow zucchini (this is my son's plant so excuse the spiderman cup!)
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Another veiw of the same plant. I have several of the same type but they all look very simular.
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Here is a cucumber plant. The first leaves are not looking good at all. Is this ok?
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A different cucumber that seems to be looking a bit better.
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These are the chives. I had sprinkled in seeds and was surprised how many have grown. Do I need to thin them out?
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One of each of my brandywine tomatoes, and one of my cherry tomato plants.
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Here is my oregano, sorry for the terrible pic. Do they need thinning? If so how many can I leave in each cell?
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Here are my strawberry plants. They sure grow slower than the others! Sorry again for the quality of the pic.
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Here is a pic with one of my spinach plants and some sage. Is this how they should look?
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Here is some of my basil.
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One chilli pepper plant, jalopeno pepper plant, and mini bell pepper plant.
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That's it except for my peas that I've put outside now. So do they look ok so far? Thanks so much for helping! I'm new to this and just want to make sure that I'm doing things ok!
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BrianSkilton
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The only plant that really jumps out at me is the yellow zucchini plant, just kinda lanky is all. Nothing really to worry about, your doing a good job. The cucumber plant may have been over watered a little bit at the start (did you put it outside to early?), I have some plants that have looked like that. The pepper plants really look nice and healthy 
. You might want to thin some of the oregano, lets see what some other people say.
. You might want to thin some of the oregano, lets see what some other people say.Thanks so much for taking a look. So you think my zucchini is lanky? Would this mean it's not getting enough light? I thought it was doing great cause it's so big! But, I've never grown them before so have no idea what they should look like. The other ones I have are slightly smaller, so maybe they're doing better?
That's good to know about the cucumber. It's quite likely that I overwatered. I know a day or two after putting them in the cups I did water a bit too heavy. I had been really worried about it's killing them at the time. All of the plants are still inside except for a few short trips out. Still not warm enough for them outside yet.
How will I know when the zucchini and cucumber plants need to be moved into bigger containers? Are they ready now?
Thanks
That's good to know about the cucumber. It's quite likely that I overwatered. I know a day or two after putting them in the cups I did water a bit too heavy. I had been really worried about it's killing them at the time. All of the plants are still inside except for a few short trips out. Still not warm enough for them outside yet.
How will I know when the zucchini and cucumber plants need to be moved into bigger containers? Are they ready now?
Thanks
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BrianSkilton
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Yeah, not enough light, but it looks pretty healthy, nice and green. I usually, repot my plants when they have their first set of true leaves, sometimes I might wait till the second set. A lot of people say to repot plants when their second set of leaves are in. The size of pot is up to you, but I would get that Zucchini plant in a new pot asap. I would probably go triple the size of the cup that the plant is in now. Just to give the plant some more support, repot him up to his seed leaves or close to them to develop a thicker stem. I am no expert that is just what I do, and it seems to work. I sometimes use 24 to 32 OZ yogurt cups for pepper and tomato plants, if I am too lazy to go buy some more pots. The pots you have your tomatoes in and peppers in are fine for a while, those are 16 OZ I am guessing. The plant looks nice and healthy though, all your plants do, good job so far! Hope this helps. 
That helps a lot. I had absolutely no idea how big they needed to be to be repotted. I'm quite honestly dying to repot anyway! lol I just didn't want to move them before they needed it.
Ok, so here's another question for you. I have planted FAR FAR FAR more than I will need. I know this and have people lined up to take my extras. I jus wanted to make sure to have enough in case I killed lots. So far so good though. Anyway, how many of each veg/herb should I keep? I don't have a ton of room, so will have to figure this out ASAP if I'm going to repot some of the plants. I want to have plenty and don't mind too much, but don't want to be swimming in cucumbers, peas, zucchini, tomatoes, spinach and carrots! lol I also plan to plant some beans, and possible corn although haven't decided. All depends on space and we don't have much! I have 4 gardens, although one is tiny. But plan on using a ton of containers on my deck and front porch.
I've been trying to look up the expected yeild of each plant, but am finding it hard. Also since I'm new I'm assuming I won't get nearly as much as someone more experienced would. My soil is not great although we had lots of tomatoes, peas and beans last year, so can't be THAT bad! I'm just lost as to how much I should plant. We're a family of 5 if that helps. If we have the space and the extra I'm very willing to pass on my surplus to the local foodbank. Still though, don't want to be swimming in veg!
Ok, so here's another question for you. I have planted FAR FAR FAR more than I will need. I know this and have people lined up to take my extras. I jus wanted to make sure to have enough in case I killed lots. So far so good though. Anyway, how many of each veg/herb should I keep? I don't have a ton of room, so will have to figure this out ASAP if I'm going to repot some of the plants. I want to have plenty and don't mind too much, but don't want to be swimming in cucumbers, peas, zucchini, tomatoes, spinach and carrots! lol I also plan to plant some beans, and possible corn although haven't decided. All depends on space and we don't have much! I have 4 gardens, although one is tiny. But plan on using a ton of containers on my deck and front porch.
I've been trying to look up the expected yeild of each plant, but am finding it hard. Also since I'm new I'm assuming I won't get nearly as much as someone more experienced would. My soil is not great although we had lots of tomatoes, peas and beans last year, so can't be THAT bad! I'm just lost as to how much I should plant. We're a family of 5 if that helps. If we have the space and the extra I'm very willing to pass on my surplus to the local foodbank. Still though, don't want to be swimming in veg!
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GardenLisa
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Thanks so much! It sure is fun watching them grow!
Thats a great idea about giving the plants to the food bank. They do have a 'grow a row' program here. I had mentioned to my dh ages ago about doing just that, and he said it was silly and that they would want food not plants. But, I'll give them a call and check. First though I'll need to figure out how many of each plant to keep for my family! lol I really don't have a clue!
Are you growing veg this year?
Thats a great idea about giving the plants to the food bank. They do have a 'grow a row' program here. I had mentioned to my dh ages ago about doing just that, and he said it was silly and that they would want food not plants. But, I'll give them a call and check. First though I'll need to figure out how many of each plant to keep for my family! lol I really don't have a clue!
Are you growing veg this year?
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And don't apologize for the Spidey cup; I am thinking of copying next year...
The first two leaves on new plants are seed leaves and if the second set is out they will usually fade away. Not to worry about that, chives or oregano (which should be perennial, so place carefully, and get ready to give away starters next year (can be aggressive). Nice near the front, especially on a hard edge (like the edge of a raised bed; makes it easier to contain).
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The first two leaves on new plants are seed leaves and if the second set is out they will usually fade away. Not to worry about that, chives or oregano (which should be perennial, so place carefully, and get ready to give away starters next year (can be aggressive). Nice near the front, especially on a hard edge (like the edge of a raised bed; makes it easier to contain).
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It's not a bad t, bhought at all, especially if space is tight, but I find that the extra I get growing in the ground is usually welcome somewhere and I get more, and newer, fresher stuff when it can spread some. And you can always dig and compost if it gets crazy. Chives are more from seed than oregano, so expect some even from the pot...
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