Late seed starteing.

[Worth1]

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]

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]

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]

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

[epsilon]

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]

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]

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

[Doug9345]

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]

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

[Worth1]

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

[ExpendableZero]

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]

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

Worth

[Steve Magruder]

Originally Posted by Worth1

What I plan on doing is put them in the ground almost as soon as they sprout.

Whoa, nelly!

With tomatoes, I've found you need to have hardened plants of probably at least six inches tall before transplanting. I have a feeling many will agree.

You'll be very lucky if fresh sprouts make it.

Steve

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Steve Magruder

Whoa, nelly!

With tomatoes, I've found you need to have hardened plants of probably at least six inches tall before transplanting. I have a feeling many will agree.

You'll be very lucky if fresh sprouts make it.

Steve

Not if they sprout outside.
Most years that is where they sprout anyway.
Worth

[Steve Magruder]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Not if they sprout outside.
Most years that is where they sprout anyway.
Worth

You said, "What I plan on doing is put them in the ground almost as soon as they sprout."

So, that read to me like you're going to transplant them as they sprout.

They will likely wilt and wither in less than a day under that scenario.