First day outside

RebelRidin · April 6, 2014

The kids took their first trips outside this weekend. So far so good.

Now I have to go out and put them all in for the night!

suvoth · April 6, 2014

Wowee! That's a lot. Must have made quite a few trips to bring them out

rags57078 · April 6, 2014

they look good , bet it takes more than 2 min

JamesL · April 6, 2014

Field of dreams you have there George!

kath · April 6, 2014

Right away I knew I had to show this to DH- it just makes me look so less crazy!

You certainly have a lot more patience than I do to be willing to make that many trips in and out every day. They look great!

kath

Taterhater · April 6, 2014

holy guacamole! I wish I had enough garden space to put out that many starts. lol

RebelRidin · April 6, 2014

I don't have nearly that much space Taterhater. I give many plants away each year to friends. family and co-workers. The weather is dipping into the mid and upper thirties at night. Highs of 58 to 68. (That's OK. My spinach likes it that way!) It takes awhile to move them. Right now they are short and I can carry two flats at a time. That will end soon as they get taller than the craft sticks.

I have the following varieties going...

Supersweet 100 F1
Sungold F1
Stupice
New Girl F1
Super Sauce – A Burpee "Hybrid" (F1 not stated)
Polish Linguisa
Big Beef F1
Pruden's Purple
Big Daddy – A Burpee "Hybrid" (not stated as F1)
Bulgarian Old Sort No Name
Chocolate Stripe
Homestead
Jubilee
Cherokee Purple
KBX
Steakhouse – A Burpee "Hybrid" (not stated as F1)
Speckled Roman
Anna Maria's Heart
Anna Russian
Cherokee Green
Sweet Ozark Orange

Taterhater · April 6, 2014

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Originally Posted by RebelRidin

I don't have nearly that much space Taterhater. I give many plants away each year to friends. family and co-workers. The weather is dipping into the mid and upper thirties at night. Highs of 58 to 68. (That's OK. My spinach likes it that way!) It takes awhile to move them.

They are lucky to have you as a friend. Darling Hubs loses his job May 30th so the race is on to build a bigger garden space for us. He's pushing 60 years old and last time he was unemployed it took 4 years for him to get another job.

So far I've gotten wood chips.. schlepped those across the yard to various spots that need help (Idaho is very alkaline soil) planted a few starts... REMOVING rock mulch the previous owner put down (I wish he were around... I'd poke him in the eye) ... and preparing as best as I can.

lexusnexus · April 7, 2014

Of those how many do you plan to actually put in the ground? Love the Eastern shore. Growing conditions are so much better than here in the burbs, especially the soil.

Dan

RebelRidin · April 7, 2014

I'll probably be putting out about 40 plants. These will be in raised beds with 1 part mushroom compost, 1 part compost and 1 part topsoil.

kjoejoe · April 6, 2014

That is awesome to see. Good job!

salix · April 10, 2014

A lovely sight, George. And one that's very familiar to my neighbours. At least yours are on a table, I need to bend over to set them down and then pick up from the driveway. Have a few wire shelf carts which helps, but not nearly enough for the entire output. We appear to be a full month behind you.

What Kath said - I always show such pictures to my husband, just so he knows I'm not the only one...

RebelRidin · April 11, 2014

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Originally Posted by salix

A lovely sight, George. And one that's very familiar to my neighbours. At least yours are on a table, I need to bend over to set them down and then pick up from the driveway. Have a few wire shelf carts which helps, but not nearly enough for the entire output. We appear to be a full month behind you.

What Kath said - I always show such pictures to my husband, just so he knows I'm not the only one...

I'm glad I can help you and Kath keep your husbands perspectives properly tuned!

We're behind in weather here ourselves. My peach trees are just now starting to bloom which makes them about two weeks late....

RebelRidin · April 11, 2014

With the mild weather we're having I am leaving them out overnight now. I'm glad, the daily treks were getting tiring...

luigiwu · April 11, 2014

WOW! that's so ambitious! Can I ask where does one get mushroom compost? and also how long do you leave your babies outside in the sun?

April 6, 2014	#2
suvoth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Canada 4B Zone Posts: 71	Wowee! That's a lot. Must have made quite a few trips to bring them out Last edited by suvoth; April 6, 2014 at 08:05 PM.

April 6, 2014	#7
RebelRidin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Posts: 993	I don't have nearly that much space Taterhater. I give many plants away each year to friends. family and co-workers. The weather is dipping into the mid and upper thirties at night. Highs of 58 to 68. (That's OK. My spinach likes it that way!) It takes awhile to move them. Right now they are short and I can carry two flats at a time. That will end soon as they get taller than the craft sticks. I have the following varieties going... Supersweet 100 F1 Sungold F1 Stupice New Girl F1 Super Sauce – A Burpee "Hybrid" (F1 not stated) Polish Linguisa Big Beef F1 Pruden's Purple Big Daddy – A Burpee "Hybrid" (not stated as F1) Bulgarian Old Sort No Name Chocolate Stripe Homestead Jubilee Cherokee Purple KBX Steakhouse – A Burpee "Hybrid" (not stated as F1) Speckled Roman Anna Maria's Heart Anna Russian Cherokee Green Sweet Ozark Orange __________________ George _____________________________ "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure." Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Last edited by RebelRidin; April 6, 2014 at 09:09 PM.

April 7, 2014	#9
lexusnexus Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MD Suburbs of DC, Zone 7a Posts: 500	Of those how many do you plan to actually put in the ground? Love the Eastern shore. Growing conditions are so much better than here in the burbs, especially the soil. Dan __________________ Dan

April 7, 2014	#10
RebelRidin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Posts: 993	I'll probably be putting out about 40 plants. These will be in raised beds with 1 part mushroom compost, 1 part compost and 1 part topsoil. __________________ George _____________________________ "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure." Thomas Jefferson, 1787

April 10, 2014	#12
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	A lovely sight, George. And one that's very familiar to my neighbours. At least yours are on a table, I need to bend over to set them down and then pick up from the driveway. Have a few wire shelf carts which helps, but not nearly enough for the entire output. We appear to be a full month behind you. What Kath said - I always show such pictures to my husband, just so he knows I'm not the only one... __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

April 6, 2014	#3
rags57078 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: South Dakota Posts: 278	they look good , bet it takes more than 2 min

April 6, 2014	#4
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Field of dreams you have there George!

April 6, 2014	#5
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Right away I knew I had to show this to DH- it just makes me look so less crazy! You certainly have a lot more patience than I do to be willing to make that many trips in and out every day. They look great! kath

April 6, 2014	#6
Taterhater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Idaho... duh. Posts: 8	holy guacamole! I wish I had enough garden space to put out that many starts. lol

April 6, 2014	#11
kjoejoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sacramento ca Posts: 2	That is awesome to see. Good job!

April 11, 2014	#14
RebelRidin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Posts: 993	Leaving them out now... With the mild weather we're having I am leaving them out overnight now. I'm glad, the daily treks were getting tiring... __________________ George _____________________________ "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure." Thomas Jefferson, 1787

April 11, 2014	#15
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	WOW! that's so ambitious! Can I ask where does one get mushroom compost? and also how long do you leave your babies outside in the sun?