The big tomato migration

Alpinejs · December 29, 2011

Still scheming on ways to get a head start on my Canada crop. Here is
my latest thinking and I am willing to hear criticism and suggestions.

I will start seedlings aboout March 1st in the little cubicles from Johnnies
(ala nctomatoman's video). I will then plant them to 4" plastic pots.
When they are about 8" tall, I will plant into a large McDonald's drink cup,
burying the stem up to the true leave. I am guesstimating it is now about
April 15th. I will transport them to Canada in clear plastic Rubbermaid type
bins holding 18 eachwith air holes drilled into the sides of the bins. Depending on weather, I may have to take them in
to motels at night.

Now, if all goes according to the plan, I will transport them the last 9 miles
via boat, place in my hoophous and as called for, will upgrade to 1 gal.
pots. This will be their home until close to June 1, when they will get
planted out to their permanent homes in 5 gal. and 7 gal. pails on the
floating docks. Frost is not likely in thatthe lake water is up in the forties
by now and heat rises, right? My optimistic assumption is that my 'maters
will be about 24- 30 " tall by June 1 plant out.

Okay, fire away with the suggestions. I have a tough skin and am amenable to anything that improves on my short season up there.

Oh, BTW, I will be transporting about 81 plants of which 10 are giveaways
to the locals. I sent seeds to the others in Christmas cards, so if they don't
plant them......TOUGH!!

December 29, 2011	#1
Alpinejs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Alpine, Calif. in winter. Sandpoint Lake, Ont. Canada summers Posts: 850	The big tomato migration Still scheming on ways to get a head start on my Canada crop. Here is my latest thinking and I am willing to hear criticism and suggestions. I will start seedlings aboout March 1st in the little cubicles from Johnnies (ala nctomatoman's video). I will then plant them to 4" plastic pots. When they are about 8" tall, I will plant into a large McDonald's drink cup, burying the stem up to the true leave. I am guesstimating it is now about April 15th. I will transport them to Canada in clear plastic Rubbermaid type bins holding 18 eachwith air holes drilled into the sides of the bins. Depending on weather, I may have to take them in to motels at night. Now, if all goes according to the plan, I will transport them the last 9 miles via boat, place in my hoophous and as called for, will upgrade to 1 gal. pots. This will be their home until close to June 1, when they will get planted out to their permanent homes in 5 gal. and 7 gal. pails on the floating docks. Frost is not likely in thatthe lake water is up in the forties by now and heat rises, right? My optimistic assumption is that my 'maters will be about 24- 30 " tall by June 1 plant out. Okay, fire away with the suggestions. I have a tough skin and am amenable to anything that improves on my short season up there. Oh, BTW, I will be transporting about 81 plants of which 10 are giveaways to the locals. I sent seeds to the others in Christmas cards, so if they don't plant them......TOUGH!!