Could this work?

Tomatovator · November 7, 2006

Last Summer I put a Brandy Boy seed in a peat pellet (I removed the mesh around it) and planted it in the garden in mid July. By the end of September I had a few small tomatoes on it. It grew a large thick stem and was very healthy before the frost got to it. In this area we normally plant outside around Memorial Day. I was wondering about starting seeds next Spring around mid April and then around the first of May planting them directly in the garden with some sort of protection around them like a cut off 2 liter soda bottle or wall o water’s. This would be done just as true leaves were starting to form. By Memorial Day I could have established plants already without having to worry about getting indoor lighting for the plants, hardening them off, etc. Could this work.

LoreD · November 7, 2006

Tomatovator:

It will work. I'm in the Chicago suburbs (zone 5) and I planted my tomatoes on May1st using hoops and vented greenhouse film. Some of my friends have planted theirs as early as the first week in April in wall-water-waters planted by brick wall that retains heat. Make sure that you warm the soil for two weeks before you plant.

It will give you the ability to grow long season varieties in a short season climate.

LoreD

November 7, 2006	#1
Tomatovator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Zone 6 Posts: 461	Could this work? Last Summer I put a Brandy Boy seed in a peat pellet (I removed the mesh around it) and planted it in the garden in mid July. By the end of September I had a few small tomatoes on it. It grew a large thick stem and was very healthy before the frost got to it. In this area we normally plant outside around Memorial Day. I was wondering about starting seeds next Spring around mid April and then around the first of May planting them directly in the garden with some sort of protection around them like a cut off 2 liter soda bottle or wall o water’s. This would be done just as true leaves were starting to form. By Memorial Day I could have established plants already without having to worry about getting indoor lighting for the plants, hardening them off, etc. Could this work.

November 7, 2006	#2
LoreD Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 306	Tomatovator: It will work. I'm in the Chicago suburbs (zone 5) and I planted my tomatoes on May1st using hoops and vented greenhouse film. Some of my friends have planted theirs as early as the first week in April in wall-water-waters planted by brick wall that retains heat. Make sure that you warm the soil for two weeks before you plant. It will give you the ability to grow long season varieties in a short season climate. LoreD __________________ Its not what you get to keep in life, its what you get to give away.