Expendable seedings? Threw them in the ground...

Anthony_Toronto · April 25, 2011

Always have lots of extra seedlings that just get trashed. While I was lounging in the sun with a mojito this weekend, I figured I might as well plant the redundant seedlings in the garden and see what happens. I assume that even if we avoid frost, they will be stunted (due to the cool soil and weather) compared to the seedlings that I will maintain inside. However, for once I am planting seedings at the size that Carolyn suggests!

ddsack · April 26, 2011

I hang onto those extra unwanted seedlings for a couple of weeks after my garden is planted, on the off chance that for some reason a plant may need to be replaced due to some accident. After that, they get heeled into the hard ground at the edge of the woods, given one watering from a bucket, and then they are on their own. The deer usually take care of them if they ever set any green tomatoes. But I'm a softy and can't just throw them.

tam91 · April 26, 2011

I was just wondering how long to hold on to my extras. I think I'd stick them at the side of the road with a "free" sign or something.

I can't bear to kill them either. Heck, I'm looking at my nice full greenhouse, and feeling sad at the idea of my "babies" leaving home

April 25, 2011	#1
Anthony_Toronto Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 413	Expendable seedings? Threw them in the ground... Always have lots of extra seedlings that just get trashed. While I was lounging in the sun with a mojito this weekend, I figured I might as well plant the redundant seedlings in the garden and see what happens. I assume that even if we avoid frost, they will be stunted (due to the cool soil and weather) compared to the seedlings that I will maintain inside. However, for once I am planting seedings at the size that Carolyn suggests!

April 26, 2011	#2
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	I hang onto those extra unwanted seedlings for a couple of weeks after my garden is planted, on the off chance that for some reason a plant may need to be replaced due to some accident. After that, they get heeled into the hard ground at the edge of the woods, given one watering from a bucket, and then they are on their own. The deer usually take care of them if they ever set any green tomatoes. But I'm a softy and can't just throw them. __________________ Dee **************

April 26, 2011	#3
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	I was just wondering how long to hold on to my extras. I think I'd stick them at the side of the road with a "free" sign or something. I can't bear to kill them either. Heck, I'm looking at my nice full greenhouse, and feeling sad at the idea of my "babies" leaving home __________________ Tracy