Weather not cooperating

TomatoDon · March 4, 2010

You can't rush Mother Nature. Every year I've tried to get a head start and plant early from containers, then 2-3 weeks later plant regular seedlings from the store, within no time they are the same. I think it does more to satisfy our impatience than it does with getting much of a head start. Sometimes you can if you plant out seedlings that are large with small fruit, but other than that I have found no advantage in planting early. Usually it ends up in a disaster if I don't wait till mid April and get a good 10 day forecast.

March 4, 2010	#19
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	You can't rush Mother Nature. Every year I've tried to get a head start and plant early from containers, then 2-3 weeks later plant regular seedlings from the store, within no time they are the same. I think it does more to satisfy our impatience than it does with getting much of a head start. Sometimes you can if you plant out seedlings that are large with small fruit, but other than that I have found no advantage in planting early. Usually it ends up in a disaster if I don't wait till mid April and get a good 10 day forecast. __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS