I hope I did some good today

Mantis · August 26, 2006

Went to a local market with some seedlings. This was my first time at this and I was a bit nervous. I sold 50 seedlings and I hope they do well for the folks that bought them.
Cherokee Purple was a good seller but Big Beef (left over seeds) sold well too. Snow White and Tommy Toe were the other good sellers. A few Kellogg's Breakfast, Black Krim and Russian Reds made their way out as well.
I hope I have broadened the tomato minds of some folks at the end of summer

I am pleased that my seedlings were smaller but a lot healthier than those of 3 others selling them. Force feeding seedlings in small pots shows eh.
I am sure when transplanted my babies will take off, while theirs will sit and suffer, looking for the nutrients that were so available before.
Mantis *chuffed, and off to another market tommorow*

Grub · August 26, 2006

Onya Manto,
You're a dealer now.
I'm sure they will power away.

Denise_in_MI · August 26, 2006

Congrats Mantis! I wouldn't have the first clue as to where to sell seedlings. Let us know how your future sales go.

dcarch · August 26, 2006

With each seedling sold and you will be selling, please include TV WEB link and tell the buyers that all the members here in TV are happy to help them out.

Great way to increase membership!

dcarch

**Lee** · August 26, 2006

Sounds like you picked some great varieties to get them
hooked!

Lee

amideutch · August 26, 2006

Way to go Mantis!! But watch out, you may end up with a new occupation. Ami

feldon30 · August 26, 2006

How do you guys keep the bugs off your seedlings as you're hardening them off? Netting? My seedlings were beautiful until I took them outside. The flea beetles and leaf miners must've gotten an invitation.

kwselke · August 26, 2006

Feldon,

Aren't the rigors of fall tomato gardening in Houston wonderful?

I had two sets of starts started two weeks apart and both were beset by bugs galore as soon they went upside. I was fortunate to be able to buy a few starts at Cornielius Nursery last weekend. If those get attacked like the first two sets of plants I'm done for the year. My home away from home garden is still doing well outside of College Station. In the spring you can shield from bugs with row cover, in the summer/fall in Houston you'll cook your plants trying to protect them from bugs that way.

kws

feldon30 · August 27, 2006

My transplants aren't like eaten for lunch, just lots of holes and blemishes. I planted them out and they are growing quickly.

I did pick up a Big Beef at Cornelius. Never mind that I have 40 tomato transplants and 18 spots to transplant to.

Still got some if you need some.

kwselke · August 27, 2006

Feldon,

Thanks for the offer, but I am growing tomatoes on an enclosed 12' x 18' patio with a two story townhouse on the south side. If what I have in the ground now cannot cut it, I'll have to be satisfied with what tomatoes I get from my hunting buddy in College Station. I do not mind starting a few extra plants and helping in his garden when I know I can give him his tomato starts and take home a few when my 'mater patch is not producing. I had put in determinates and when the growing tips were eaten and turned gray I knew it was time to replant.

kws

Polar_Lace · August 27, 2006

Feldon,

Deer guard/Insect guard cube I put window screening on mine!

I used these: PVC clamps with screws going through them to hold the aluminum screening on.

Free plans and pictures of PVC pipe projects. Greenhouses, electric car, bunk bed, fishing rod holder, swing, playhouse, bike rack, furniture, awnings, cargo rack, scaffold cover, berry cover, seed rack, bird/deer protection, Iguana cage/pen. http://www.pvcplans.com/pvc-pipe.htm

michael johnson · August 27, 2006

Talking about seedlings being eaten- once a few years ago, in early springtime-I decided to plant out some young lettuce plants in a row accross the garden.

This was about 11.30 am I had them all planted after about half an hour- went into the house for my mid day lunch and a nice cup of tea- came out again into the garden to admire my nice neat row of lettuce after about 3/4 of an hour, and horror upon horrors- there was only the stems left sticking out of the ground- the local wood pigeons had been watching me from a nearby tree, planting them, and as soon as I went in they swooped down and stripped the leaves off the lot.

I went into the house for a shot gun- with pigeon pie hot on my mind, and waited and waited and waited- but the crafty birds never camer near again.

Mantis · August 27, 2006

Went to another market today. This one was a farmers market and two other sellers were there with Tommy's. One had commercial plants which are not allowed at this market but eh, I am not the cop. The others had good seedlings and we even swapped a few for home growing. I gave them a sample bag of Kellogg's, Polish C and Russian Red and got a Green Zebra which I have been wanting to try. Got the lips puckered already LOL.
Going to the local market next Sat, which is my birthday , by the way, sorry BTW.
Hoping to get my identity out there as the local tommy guru.
*Mantis , tounge in cheek, hand on beer and wondering what to do next :-) *

Polar_Lace · August 27, 2006

Mantis....... Top pa The Wurld; Ma! Top pa The Wurld!

Mantis · August 28, 2006

LOL. Thats a happy looking stick insect. Must have just eaten its mate

August 26, 2006	#1
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	I hope I did some good today Went to a local market with some seedlings. This was my first time at this and I was a bit nervous. I sold 50 seedlings and I hope they do well for the folks that bought them. Cherokee Purple was a good seller but Big Beef (left over seeds) sold well too. Snow White and Tommy Toe were the other good sellers. A few Kellogg's Breakfast, Black Krim and Russian Reds made their way out as well. I hope I have broadened the tomato minds of some folks at the end of summer I am pleased that my seedlings were smaller but a lot healthier than those of 3 others selling them. Force feeding seedlings in small pots shows eh. I am sure when transplanted my babies will take off, while theirs will sit and suffer, looking for the nutrients that were so available before. Mantis chuffed, and off to another market tommorow

August 26, 2006	#3
Denise_in_MI Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Zone 4 in NLP and Zone 5b/6a in SE MI Posts: 79	Congrats Mantis! I wouldn't have the first clue as to where to sell seedlings. Let us know how your future sales go. __________________ Denise

August 26, 2006	#4
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	With each seedling sold and you will be selling, please include TV WEB link and tell the buyers that all the members here in TV are happy to help them out. Great way to increase membership! dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

August 26, 2006	#5
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Sounds like you picked some great varieties to get them hooked! Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

August 26, 2006	#7
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	How do you guys keep the bugs off your seedlings as you're hardening them off? Netting? My seedlings were beautiful until I took them outside. The flea beetles and leaf miners must've gotten an invitation. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

August 26, 2006	#2
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Onya Manto, You're a dealer now. I'm sure they will power away.

August 26, 2006	#6
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Way to go Mantis!! But watch out, you may end up with a new occupation. Ami

August 26, 2006	#8
kwselke Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 172	Feldon, Aren't the rigors of fall tomato gardening in Houston wonderful? I had two sets of starts started two weeks apart and both were beset by bugs galore as soon they went upside. I was fortunate to be able to buy a few starts at Cornielius Nursery last weekend. If those get attacked like the first two sets of plants I'm done for the year. My home away from home garden is still doing well outside of College Station. In the spring you can shield from bugs with row cover, in the summer/fall in Houston you'll cook your plants trying to protect them from bugs that way. kws

August 27, 2006	#9
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	My transplants aren't like eaten for lunch, just lots of holes and blemishes. I planted them out and they are growing quickly. I did pick up a Big Beef at Cornelius. Never mind that I have 40 tomato transplants and 18 spots to transplant to. Still got some if you need some. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

August 27, 2006	#11
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	Feldon, Deer guard/Insect guard cube I put window screening on mine! I used these: PVC clamps with screws going through them to hold the aluminum screening on. Free plans and pictures of PVC pipe projects. Greenhouses, electric car, bunk bed, fishing rod holder, swing, playhouse, bike rack, furniture, awnings, cargo rack, scaffold cover, berry cover, seed rack, bird/deer protection, Iguana cage/pen. http://www.pvcplans.com/pvc-pipe.htm __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

August 27, 2006	#12
michael johnson Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK. Posts: 960	Talking about seedlings being eaten- once a few years ago, in early springtime-I decided to plant out some young lettuce plants in a row accross the garden. This was about 11.30 am I had them all planted after about half an hour- went into the house for my mid day lunch and a nice cup of tea- came out again into the garden to admire my nice neat row of lettuce after about 3/4 of an hour, and horror upon horrors- there was only the stems left sticking out of the ground- the local wood pigeons had been watching me from a nearby tree, planting them, and as soon as I went in they swooped down and stripped the leaves off the lot. I went into the house for a shot gun- with pigeon pie hot on my mind, and waited and waited and waited- but the crafty birds never camer near again.

August 28, 2006	#15
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	LOL. Thats a happy looking stick insect. Must have just eaten its mate