We planted our seeds in their little seed starters about a month ago and how much we've already learned!
Lesson the first: Do Not Plant Corn!
Corn has a very long tap root which I completely forgot when I got all excited laying out seeds to start back in late February. Now we have tap roots going everywhere and I look forward to cutting out the plants from their plastic containers - there's no way we're going to be able to salvage the containers. Thank heavens, they're recyclable.
Lesson the second: Do Not Plant Soy!
As you can see from Dan's posts about Boris, his kind do not need encouragement. Right now, we have two huge soy seedlings that are dominating the plants around them. They are the bullies on the garden playground.
Lesson the third: Plant Slow Emergers Together!
Such as tomatoes and peppers. Some peppers have only emerged this week. The pear tomatoes I started are doing phenomenal. The heirloom varieties, on the other hand, are taking theirdamn sweet, sweet time. My tomatilloes on my other, other hand are non-existent. I keep insisting that tomatilloes can be planted and harvested really well in Zone 5 and all my internet research has agreed. So far, I've been proved wrong.
The Solution?
This weekend we're going to do some re-potting, starting with Boris. I have some larger containers that I think Boris and his bully buddy will love to grow into. If it survives, I may replant his little container with some more tomatoes - I've got a fever and the only prescription is more tomato seeds! As for the corn, I'm thinking of sacrificing them to the gods of spring and planting them in their little raised bed early this year. I'm about two weeks early to plant according to the Farmer's Almanac but trust me when I say I think the corn is about ready to burst its little containers.
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Lesson the first: Do Not Plant Corn! Corn has a very long tap root which I completely forgot when I got all excited laying out seeds to start back in late February. Now we have tap roots going everywhere and I look forward to cutting out the plants from their plastic containers - there's no way we're going to be able to salvage the containers. Thank heavens, they're recyclable.
Lesson the second: Do Not Plant Soy!
As you can see from Dan's posts about Boris, his kind do not need encouragement. Right now, we have two huge soy seedlings that are dominating the plants around them. They are the bullies on the garden playground.
Lesson the third: Plant Slow Emergers Together!
Such as tomatoes and peppers. Some peppers have only emerged this week. The pear tomatoes I started are doing phenomenal. The heirloom varieties, on the other hand, are taking their
The Solution?
This weekend we're going to do some re-potting, starting with Boris. I have some larger containers that I think Boris and his bully buddy will love to grow into. If it survives, I may replant his little container with some more tomatoes - I've got a fever and the only prescription is more tomato seeds! As for the corn, I'm thinking of sacrificing them to the gods of spring and planting them in their little raised bed early this year. I'm about two weeks early to plant according to the Farmer's Almanac but trust me when I say I think the corn is about ready to burst its little containers.
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