moved to the garden

buckhunter · May 2, 2013

I moved 24 tomato plants from trays to the garden yesterday !

Mater time is near !!!

Redbaron · May 2, 2013

ARRRRGGGG! Here I am WAY south of you and sitting here at the computer inside the house with a coat on! Temp outside already in the 30's and dropping fast. Naturally most my plants are in the low tunnel still (the ones I planted in the garden mere sticks after the cold damages) and cant go in the ground till tomorrow at the earliest.

debles · May 10, 2013

I share your frustration Redbaron. I'm in OK too and it's been extremely challenging this spring to get things going. Started the seeds at the right time and then the spring/winter loop began when it was time to harden them for the garden. The transplants suffered from being outside awhile, then inside awhile over and over as weekly cold fronts continued.
I set three mater plants into the raised bed early (Glacier, Siberian, Sub-Arctic) and protected them when the cold fronts rolled through. They are beginning to blossom now.
I finally thought it was safe to plant the rest of them in late April and we had yet another cold front with high winds come through that damaged leaves on most of them, but they survived.
Not a normal spring for sure.

buckhunter · May 3, 2013

it really been wet here and its raining today . I knew if I didnt get them put in wednesday it would likely be another week before it was dry enough again . My plants were getting to big for the trays . The temps are lower than I like but I have covers around them so they should do fine .

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lycomania · May 9, 2013

Grats, buckhunter! I know how excited you must be.

buckhunter · May 9, 2013

bad news ....... cold temps and heavy rains have taken their toll ........ I have lost 6 plants so far

PaulF · May 9, 2013

Looks like monday is the day for me to attempt the move. Hope you have back-ups.

Riceloft · May 10, 2013

As long as the extended forecast holds up, I'm planning to plant out Tuesday or Wednesday next week.

My peppers from chileplants.com will arrive the following week.

buckhunter · May 10, 2013

I have some back ups

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Patihum · May 10, 2013

Got all 50 tomatoes moved to the garden today. They aren't going to like the 41 temp forecasted for tomorrow night. If they had ears I'd tell em tough cookies! Some of the darn things were 1 1/2 ft. tall and I had to do something with them. Just like the rest of you our temps have been up and down all over the place. At least my husband will be pleased that they're not piled on the kitchen table anymore at night.

Sodak · May 10, 2013

Monday, two days, looks like the day. Morning, midday, or late afternoon?

halleone · May 14, 2013

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Originally Posted by Patihum

Got all 50 tomatoes moved to the garden today. They aren't going to like the 41 temp forecasted for tomorrow night. If they had ears I'd tell em tough cookies! Some of the darn things were 1 1/2 ft. tall and I had to do something with them. Just like the rest of you our temps have been up and down all over the place. At least my husband will be pleased that they're not piled on the kitchen table anymore at night.

Sheesh, my exact thoughts, couldn't have said it any better!

I spent about 5+ hours outside today, setting up the cattle panels for the squash, melons, and cucumbers, getting them transplanted, then put in the very heirloom pole bean starts, and finally got the peppers into their 5 gallon buckets. If it decides to freeze tonight, I will most likely have heart failure!! Maybe they can bury me and the dead plants together????

buckhunter · May 13, 2013

had to replace 7 with backup plants today . Some that I thought were done are showing new life from the dryer and warmer weather over the last few days .

Put out 30 pepper plants today as well .

Hopefully the weather will hold this tiome ....

PaulF · May 14, 2013

Today was to be the day, but guess what ... today will have temps in the upper 90s and bright, hot sunshine. The plants would end up being cooked, so tomorrow is the target date.

May 2, 2013	#1
buckhunter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinois Posts: 29	moved to the garden I moved 24 tomato plants from trays to the garden yesterday ! Mater time is near !!!

May 2, 2013	#2
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	ARRRRGGGG! Here I am WAY south of you and sitting here at the computer inside the house with a coat on! Temp outside already in the 30's and dropping fast. Naturally most my plants are in the low tunnel still (the ones I planted in the garden mere sticks after the cold damages) and cant go in the ground till tomorrow at the earliest. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture Last edited by Redbaron; May 2, 2013 at 11:05 PM.

May 9, 2013	#7
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	Looks like monday is the day for me to attempt the move. Hope you have back-ups. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

May 10, 2013	#11
Sodak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: 5a SD Posts: 253	Monday, two days, looks like the day. Morning, midday, or late afternoon? __________________ Fight the good fight, finish the course and keep the faith

May 14, 2013	#14
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	Today was to be the day, but guess what ... today will have temps in the upper 90s and bright, hot sunshine. The plants would end up being cooked, so tomorrow is the target date. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

May 10, 2013	#3
debles Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 40	I share your frustration Redbaron. I'm in OK too and it's been extremely challenging this spring to get things going. Started the seeds at the right time and then the spring/winter loop began when it was time to harden them for the garden. The transplants suffered from being outside awhile, then inside awhile over and over as weekly cold fronts continued. I set three mater plants into the raised bed early (Glacier, Siberian, Sub-Arctic) and protected them when the cold fronts rolled through. They are beginning to blossom now. I finally thought it was safe to plant the rest of them in late April and we had yet another cold front with high winds come through that damaged leaves on most of them, but they survived. Not a normal spring for sure.

May 3, 2013	#4
buckhunter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinois Posts: 29	it really been wet here and its raining today . I knew if I didnt get them put in wednesday it would likely be another week before it was dry enough again . My plants were getting to big for the trays . The temps are lower than I like but I have covers around them so they should do fine . 2 steak sandwich(my personal favorite ) , 2 big beef,2 beefmaster,2 big boy,2 mortgage lifter, 2 Park beefy boy , 1 park whopper,1 beefsteak,1 supersteak,1 goliath,1 brandy boy 1 big zac,1 jung delicious,1 jung grandaddy, 1 lees golden girl , 1 ky beefsteak,1 sweet million(cherry) 1 sugary (cherry)

May 9, 2013	#5
lycomania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Zone 5b Posts: 179	Grats, buckhunter! I know how excited you must be.

May 10, 2013	#8
Riceloft Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parma, Ohio (6a) Posts: 299	As long as the extended forecast holds up, I'm planning to plant out Tuesday or Wednesday next week. My peppers from chileplants.com will arrive the following week.

May 10, 2013	#9
buckhunter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinois Posts: 29	I have some back ups .

May 10, 2013	#10
Patihum Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Southeast Kansas Posts: 878	Got all 50 tomatoes moved to the garden today. They aren't going to like the 41 temp forecasted for tomorrow night. If they had ears I'd tell em tough cookies! Some of the darn things were 1 1/2 ft. tall and I had to do something with them. Just like the rest of you our temps have been up and down all over the place. At least my husband will be pleased that they're not piled on the kitchen table anymore at night.

May 13, 2013	#13
buckhunter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: illinois Posts: 29	had to replace 7 with backup plants today . Some that I thought were done are showing new life from the dryer and warmer weather over the last few days . Put out 30 pepper plants today as well . Hopefully the weather will hold this tiome ....