Tempting

b54red · February 19, 2011

It has now been warm for nearly a week here with terrific sunshine. The birds are everywhere and I am sorely tempted to put out a couple of tomatoes just to see if I can luck up and have some really early ones this year. I even left my little seedlings out last night and the temperature only dropped down to 52. Last year my first ones were set out in the garden on March 23 which was one of my earliest dates ever. Usually I have to wait until April or lose some to a late freeze. The forecast for the next ten days shows the lowest night time temps to be around 45.
The only tomatoes that are nearly big enough to set out are some volunteers in the buckets where my winter porch tomatoes are growing. I think I'll pot them up and set them outside for a few days to harden them off and then plant them. I don't know what they will be but since I would just throw them away, why not? I have some extra bean seed so I think I will start a small row and see if I can get some very early beans as well. I know this will end badly.

February 19, 2011	#1
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Tempting It has now been warm for nearly a week here with terrific sunshine. The birds are everywhere and I am sorely tempted to put out a couple of tomatoes just to see if I can luck up and have some really early ones this year. I even left my little seedlings out last night and the temperature only dropped down to 52. Last year my first ones were set out in the garden on March 23 which was one of my earliest dates ever. Usually I have to wait until April or lose some to a late freeze. The forecast for the next ten days shows the lowest night time temps to be around 45. The only tomatoes that are nearly big enough to set out are some volunteers in the buckets where my winter porch tomatoes are growing. I think I'll pot them up and set them outside for a few days to harden them off and then plant them. I don't know what they will be but since I would just throw them away, why not? I have some extra bean seed so I think I will start a small row and see if I can get some very early beans as well. I know this will end badly.