Welcome, Stacey and Amy - and thanks for following my blog....
No pictures today, but I promise to take several over the weekend...
Observations
1. My propagation setup isn't intended for use during days with temperature ranges of between 50-75 degrees, and some tomato seedlings have been lost because of it. Due to the confinements of each unit, heat from the lights normally keep the contents quite warm - even on nights when temps plummet to the 20's.....However, a little too much heat is being created right now under the current circumstances...
Since more than 1 cell was planted with each variety of seed, this usually isn't a problem. But, I've lost both cells of White Tomesol, Amana Orange, Giant Oxheart, and Black Krim - which bothers me just a tad......Oh well, at least there's more than enough of the others to take their place in the garden later.
2. Since 60 corn plants will be grown in swc's this year, i'm thinking about growing the sweet potatoes in a 4' x 4' section of the main raised bed. In reality, it's the only place to put them - especially since their containers will be occupied by peppers...
3. Trellis extensions are being added to the main raised bed this weekend so that the melon yield will be enhanced, but it's definitely gonna make the garden look weird! Believe me, it really throws off the symmetry of the raised bed - but will be much better in the long run. Besides, it's the only way to keep the numbers up with a smaller garden.
A few flower seeds will be started as well - mainly marigold and poppies for my daughter...
Anyway, that's about it for now - but be prepared for lots of pictures next week!
Take care and happy gardening,
EG
7 comments:
I've found I have to use my heat/light setup at night, when the temperatures plunge, then turn it off in the daytime as it warms up. Probably not the best way, but necessary. Sometimes I just start the seeds in the house, then move them out to the shed after they germinate. This year, however, my lemon tree is taking up the space where I'd normally have my seed flats.
Sorry to hear about your tomato seedlings. 60 corn! Wow! I wish I has room for corn.
It has been mighty warm recently. I was pretty happy about it though as my road almost melted out. At least a lot of the ice is gone.
Granny - i'm not running my bottom heat right now, and it's still getting too hot in the shed during the daytime.
Liisa - yep, 60 corn in 4 swc's....
Daphne - it definitely feels good outside, but the fruit trees are sure gonna suffer...
Oh, I'm sorry to hear about your tomatoes. Can't you re-plant them?? This crazy weather!! I was afraid that my veggies were going to get too hot in the cold frames yesterday. The wind was so bad that I could not open them.
Make sure that you post some pictures of the trellis extensions when they are done.
To bad about the tomato plants, this can be a fickle time of year that's for sure. Hopefully the warm up did not bother your fruit trees to much either!
Sorry to hear about your tomatoes. I haven't started most of mine yet. The seeds I have started are indoors, in the bathroom, no less! Interested in what your trellis extensions look like!
~~Lori
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