Slow Transition. Propagation to production.

[DoubleDogFarm]

May 26th 2010.

My greenhouse is slowly moving from propagation to produce production.

Several types of tomatoes. One actually has a little tomato on it
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Greenhouse%20May%2026%202010/DSC02212.jpg[/img]

I still have several hundred 4" potted plants between the tomatoes, peppers and tomatillos.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Greenhouse%20May%2026%202010/DSC02211.jpg[/img]

Squash, pumpkin and eggplant seedlings amongst the tomatillos.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Greenhouse%20May%2026%202010/DSC02215.jpg[/img]

This last photo is why you need to keep potting up seedlings. This 4" potted tomato is the same age as all the large tomatoes planted in the greenhouse. I have about 60 of these 4" potted tomatoes.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Greenhouse%20May%2026%202010/DSC02219.jpg[/img]

another photo. Same age tomatoes. 4" pot vrs planted in the bed.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Greenhouse%20May%2026%202010/DSC02216.jpg[/img]

[DoubleDogFarm]

[dremmle]

Nice greenhouse! everything looks great.

Is it still cool up there? Here in Texas it is regularly in the 90's.

[DoubleDogFarm]

It seems unseasonably cool. The next 10 day forcast, low 60's day - upper 40's nights. Our summer starts in July. Junes can by rainy. More of a drizzle then real rain. Sometimes known as Junuary.

[applestar]

This morning, your post inspired me to go out and plant more toms in the ground, so I went outside.

Then I remembered it was supposed to rain today and I wanted to set up the 2nd rain barrel. Had to dig around in the garage for the hacksaw as I also remembered one of the screws holding the lower section of the downspout wouldn't turn last time I tried (that's why I had to give it up).

After much digging around, I finally unearthed the hacksaw, went out with it, a Phillips-head screw driver, and other assortment of things I might need. The screw was a flat-head. In and out with the flat-head driver, tried the screw, and -- of course -- it turned easily . (I guess that cooking oil I hit the screw with last time had the chance to soak into the rusted screw).

ANYWAY. I got it all set up, gravel to level the ground, a couple of cinder blocks, several concrete wall "stones" to raise it up just that little more to put a watering can under the spigot. Even weeded the bed around it a bit. All we need is the rain.... Typical Murphy's Law of Gardening -- it hasn't rained so far

Also noticed a few other plants -- Iris versicolor and Osmunda regalis -- that I'd been meaning to plant, so planted those, then the mulberries needed picking, things needed watering, and, and .... Forgot ALL about planting tomatoes.

So tomatillos -- are they very popular there? I asked last year if anyone could convince me to plant tomatillos when green tomatoes seemed suffiicient substitute for making Salsa Verde, but didn't get many responses.

[DoubleDogFarm]

applestar,

Always something to do, rain or shine I'm usually installing irrigation for customers in the rain.


NY Times Recipe for green tomato salsa verde
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/health/nutrition/28recipehealth.html

I've never eaten green tomato salsa. I'll have to give it a try this fall.

[applestar]

It's raining!!!
Went out in the dark with a flashlight to go see if the drainpipe setup is working OK -- it was beautiful....

Thanks for the recipe link -- I'll check it out.

[garden5]

Wow, that looks awesome. Thanks for showing the importance and affects of up-potting. That was really enlightening.

[Zapatay]

Apple is a busy bee

[soil]

our greenhouses look very similar. we are also going from propagation to production. the walls loaded with tomatoes just like you