Late seed starteing.

Worth1 · March 12, 2014

Like an idoit I planted out too early it froze so and I started seeds tonight.
Very late but I should do ok.

What I started was.
Purple Bumblebee.
Pink Bumblebee.
Indigo rose.
Indigo Blueberries.
Black Cherry.
Sun Gold.
506 Bush.
Red Pear.
Black.
Should be a colorful tomato patch.

What I plan on doing is put them in the ground almost as soon as they sprout.
I have 1 or 2 late volunteers that come up late every year and they do about as good as the ones I planted.

I really dont even care if I get much I just like seeing the plants grow.

Some seeds are from 2007.

Worth

MissS · March 13, 2014

Worth, I'm so sorry about your plant loss. It is fun to push the season, but risky. Did you get the leaves covering over them or did you let them fend for themselves?
You can always pick up a few plants at the garden centers too.
Good luck,
Patti

Worth1 · March 13, 2014

Patti it got down to almost 20 here one night everything was putting out buds in our area and it all froze.
Never seen anything like it.
My Bears Britches have been froze back 3 times this year.
Most years they dont freeze back at all.

Worth

rnewste · March 13, 2014

Worth,

I too did something boneheaded a month ago figuring "if a little fertilizer on my seedlings was good - triple the amount MUST be better".

After they all took a dirt-nap a few weeks ago, I frantically started a new set of seeds on Feb. 22. My point is that after acclimating them to direct sunlight last week, I am now rotating them in their trays outside all day in the Sun, then they go under the lights inside from 5pm until 1am. Then repeat the process again the next day.

A bit of work doing this - but the seedlings seem to be in hyper-growth mode now. Hoping to plant them out by April 1. Might work for you.

Raybo

Worth1 · March 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by rnewste

Worth,

I too did something boneheaded a month ago figuring "if a little fertilizer on my seedlings was good - triple the amount MUST be better".

After they all took a dirt-nap a few weeks ago, I frantically started a new set of seeds on Feb. 22. My point is that after acclimating them to direct sunlight last week, I am now rotating them in their trays outside all day in the Sun, then they go under the lights inside from 5pm until 1am. Then repeat the process again the next day.

A bit of work doing this - but the seedlings seem to be in hyper-growth mode now. Hoping to plant them out by April 1. Might work for you.

Raybo

I did the same thing 2 or 3 years ago.

I had a bottle of the concentrated MG that goes on a hose.
I thought I had diluted it enough.

It killed over half my plants.

You and I know better than this, why do we do it?

We can give advice yet we wont follow it.

worth

epsilon · March 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by Worth1

I really dont even care if I get much I just like seeing the plants grow.

Worth

I feel the same way.

Gaston

Cheryl2017 · March 13, 2014

Hit 32 again here when it was only supposed to get to 39. It has been a frustrating situation. No frost so my second round of troupers should be okay even though I didn't cover them, but thinking even though its a little late maybe seed up some early season that I was saving for fall like Sophies choice and artic rose.

Worth1 · March 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by Cheryl2017

Hit 32 again here when it was only supposed to get to 39. It has been a frustrating situation. No frost so my second round of troupers should be okay even though I didn't cover them, but thinking even though its a little late maybe seed up some early season that I was saving for fall like Sophies choice and artic rose.

Isn't this ridiculous, they cant even come close to getting the weather right this year.

The other day it was to only be in the high 60's and it got to 80.

Worth

FILMNET · March 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Isn't this ridiculous, they cant even come close to getting the weather right this year.

The other day it was to only be in the high 60's and it got to 80.

Worth

Worth i am only 59ys but the weather I so form born to 54 in N.C., Lived in Georgia , Puerto Rico, Thailand, Maryland, Virginia, and before I was 12 year old then to Mass
I loved the hot days I moved with my wife to S.C last year wanting for the hot days i love them. Winter and summers in North are not the same from 70s to now

Worth1 · March 15, 2014

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Originally Posted by FILMNET

Worth i am only 59ys but the weather I so form born to 54 in N.C., Lived in Georgia , Puerto Rico, Thailand, Maryland, Virginia, and before I was 12 year old then to Mass
I loved the hot days I moved with my wife to S.C last year wanting for the hot days i love them. Winter and summers in North are not the same from 70s to now

I dont think the weather is the same anywhere.

Worth

Doug9345 · March 13, 2014

That's totally normal for this area as tiny shifts in storm speeds and wind direction make huge changes in who gets how much snow when.

BucksCountyGirl · March 13, 2014

So sorry to hear, Worth! I hope your second round of planting sees better weather. Luckily cherry plants grow quickly. I had a complete failure of my Black Cherry seeds last spring and a very generous T'ville member sent me some about a week before I planted out. I still got loads of cherry toms before frost! Best of luck to you

ExpendableZero · March 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Like an idoit I planted out too early it froze so and I started seeds tonight.
Very late but I should do ok.

Don't feel too bad. I lost about half of my seedlings. I'm not even sure what went wrong to be honest. I did everything the same as I did in previous years. I still ended up with leggy plants that weren't very healthy.

I replanted enough to make up for the losses. The new ones are just now starting to break through the top of the soil.

Worth1 · March 13, 2014

Well I guess all of my seeds are bad.
It has been 15 hours since I planted them and nothing has sprouted.

Worth

ExpendableZero · March 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Well I guess all of my seeds are bad.
It has been 15 hours since I planted them and nothing has sprouted.

Worth

Took about 72 hours for me. I had mine under the lamps, but no heat mat. The lamps heat the soil up enough to skip the heat mat.

March 12, 2014	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Late seed starteing. Like an idoit I planted out too early it froze so and I started seeds tonight. Very late but I should do ok. What I started was. Purple Bumblebee. Pink Bumblebee. Indigo rose. Indigo Blueberries. Black Cherry. Sun Gold. 506 Bush. Red Pear. Black. Should be a colorful tomato patch. What I plan on doing is put them in the ground almost as soon as they sprout. I have 1 or 2 late volunteers that come up late every year and they do about as good as the ones I planted. I really dont even care if I get much I just like seeing the plants grow. Some seeds are from 2007. Worth

March 13, 2014	#2
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	Worth, I'm so sorry about your plant loss. It is fun to push the season, but risky. Did you get the leaves covering over them or did you let them fend for themselves? You can always pick up a few plants at the garden centers too. Good luck, Patti __________________ ~ Patti ~

March 13, 2014	#4
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Worth, I too did something boneheaded a month ago figuring "if a little fertilizer on my seedlings was good - triple the amount MUST be better". After they all took a dirt-nap a few weeks ago, I frantically started a new set of seeds on Feb. 22. My point is that after acclimating them to direct sunlight last week, I am now rotating them in their trays outside all day in the Sun, then they go under the lights inside from 5pm until 1am. Then repeat the process again the next day. A bit of work doing this - but the seedlings seem to be in hyper-growth mode now. Hoping to plant them out by April 1. Might work for you. Raybo Last edited by rnewste; March 13, 2014 at 02:03 AM.

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BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	So sorry to hear, Worth! I hope your second round of planting sees better weather. Luckily cherry plants grow quickly. I had a complete failure of my Black Cherry seeds last spring and a very generous T'ville member sent me some about a week before I planted out. I still got loads of cherry toms before frost! Best of luck to you __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

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Cheryl2017 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 174	Hit 32 again here when it was only supposed to get to 39. It has been a frustrating situation. No frost so my second round of troupers should be okay even though I didn't cover them, but thinking even though its a little late maybe seed up some early season that I was saving for fall like Sophies choice and artic rose.

March 13, 2014	#11
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	That's totally normal for this area as tiny shifts in storm speeds and wind direction make huge changes in who gets how much snow when.