Photo below - This is my best-looking Black Brandywine transplant - seeds shared by Dan, of course...There's two more in the greenhouse, but their condition/size isn't nearly as good as this one...
Photo below - Ok.....it's supposed to be Brandywine (Red), but the lack of potato-shaped leaves has me wondering....I mean, i'm 99% sure the seeds weren't mishandled somehow, but only time will tell - I guess...
Photo below - here's an orange bell pepper (seeds shared by ShawnAnn) that's doing really good, and the other jalapeno and green bell pepper plants give me a total of 6 pepper transplants that'll make their way out to the garden later. I had intended for 8 to make it, but a couple just didn't survive my sometimes poor care....
Photo below - remember the wintersown Early Girl tomatoes that were sown a while back? Well, they're growing like all-get-out these days. There's around 10 seedlings inside this particular container, and will most likely be given to friends and family later on...
Photo below - Here's an EG original for ya......The main difference is the newer configuration of the handle, and also the larger 2 gallon water reservoir....Expectations for a very successful tomato grow cycle are pretty high for such a small swp, but i'm confident that the recipient of this will have a bountiful harvest later in the season. If anyone wants me to do a post on it, just let me know....
In other news, the boat has been prepped for some fishing next week, and at least a couple of my week-long vacation days will be spent doing just that. It's crappie fishing time in these parts, and i'll try my best to catch enough to do throughout the year.
Also, the carrots were harvested the other day, and came in at a measly 2 lbs. for the total. Maybe carrots just aren't my thing? Who knows......
Take care and happy gardening
EG
13 comments:
Everything looks great, EG! Your tomatoes are far beyond mine. Looks like you'll have a good tomato year if those plants stay that healthy!
Those are some great looking tomato plants EG! I am so careful with my seeds and marking each and every plant...but it seems like I always get a plant or two that isn't what it is supposed to be.
I don't seem to have the best luck with carrots either...but, I'm not giving up!
Your transplants look great! Very healthy!
Your seedlings look great! Enjoy that crappie fishing, hope you catch a boat load of them. I think crappie is one of my favorite fish...so good. Our lake is pretty flooded right now but they have been catching bass already, we took the grandson fishing off the banks yesterday but no luck...although he did manage to catch a car that was passing by when he jerked his line out of the water...oops.:)
The tomatoes look fantastic! I'd place a bet that's not a Brandywine, not any that I've grown anyways LOL... will be fun to see what develops on it! Mine are so big and ready to be hardened off but it's been just "stupid-cold" here lately! I'm hoping for this afternoon to start letting them have some sun time.
Can you recommend a tomato variety that isn't too sweet? It seems like most of them are now.
The tomatoes look good and healthy, No matter which tomatoe that is , I'm sure it won't go to waste :o)
You're right! The pic#2 doesn't look like brandywine at all. Your tomato plants look great! Mine are just starting their first set of true leaves(:
Amazing transplants! Those look good enough to sell at top dollar in a nursary now. Very well done. I'm so impressed by how your whole seed starting system turned out. Great use of materials and know-how to overcome not wanting to set up a light system in a spare room of the house! Bravo!
As for carrots, are those an overwintered crop? Not sure how your climate works, but I can do a spring planting and a summer planting that can overwinter if full-grown by the first frost. I expect your different there in such a hot climate though. GL with them. They're worth growing in my opinion.
Have fun and good luck fishing!
ribbit - thanks, the greenhouse has helped alot this year...
Robin - thank you...I swear I didn't mix up the seeds, but it certainly looks like it. I'm not too keen on growing carrots...
Megan - thank you very much, I try my best...
Mr H - thanks alot, i've spent lots of time pampering these little plants. Hopefully the crappie fishing will go well - if it doesn't rain things out..
Erin - thank you...I just wish the true identity of that one plant was known - maybe cherokee purple? Who knows....
Phillip - Try a Better Boy, they're not too sweet...
Gingerbreadshouse7 - thank you, yeah...it definitely won't go to waste..
Randomgardener - I know. :-( However, thanks for the compliment on their health.
Sinfonian - thanks, ol' buddy....Learning when to water is the most difficult thing for me, and i've finally got the hang of it. Yes, those are overwintered carrots...
The japanese Redneck - thanks, i'll try my best to catch some...
Oh wow! I'm so jealous. Those plants look totally healthy and awesome.
Your transplants look fabulous. I haven't even started my tomatoes yet. They get started at the end of the week I think or as soon as most of the peppers have germinated. If they take too long I guess I'll just stack the flats on the heating pad as I only have one.
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