HitchHiker

amideutch · April 13, 2007

Who says you have to put the seed in the hole for it to grow.

I had this happen last year as well. Should I toss it? Ami

dcarch · April 13, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by amideutch

Who says you have to put the seed in the hole for it to grow.

I had this happen last year as well. Should I toss it? Ami

Next time try to read the instructions better that come with the pellets.
You are supposed to put the seed inside the pellet, not outside!

Maybe the seed is trying to run away?

dcarch

sirtanon · April 13, 2007

I'd say toss it...

... in the garden!

shelleybean · April 13, 2007

I bet if you transplant it into a larger container and give it a little time, everything will be fine.

**mdvpc** · April 13, 2007

Ami-no reason to dump it-just pot it up in a styrofoam cup or container of some kind. also, you may want to clip the netting around the peat pot-it could slow your plant down by restricting the roots from getting outside the peat pot.

Bryan24 · April 16, 2007

Ami,

What was that supposed to be? I'm assuming that the seedling on the outside of the pellet is the hitch hiker, but I don't see any driver in your car

..... Did the intended seed land outside the pellet, or did the seed in the pellet not sprout? Either way, I don't see any reason to destroy something so very determined to live.

laurel-tx

Tomstrees · April 17, 2007

Grow for it if you have the space !

~ Tom

MtnMaters · April 17, 2007

Ayup, that's a good healthy seedling, just leaping at the chance to get out and produce for you!

As long as I knew what variety it was (not a slip or stray) I'd give it a designated location in my garden; but I've always pulled for the underdog!

amideutch · April 17, 2007

Ok, Hitchhiker will be repotted. Not sure which variety it is but we will see how it grows. Ami

michael johnson · April 18, 2007

I should say what has happened is that when you first put the seed in the hole at the top, the very next time you watered it the gush of water washed it out of the hole and down the side, where it germinated and grew- dry seeds often float out of the compost the first time you water them after sowing them.

April 13, 2007	#3
sirtanon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ (zone 9b) Posts: 796	I'd say toss it... ... in the garden! __________________ I could sail by on the winds of silence, and maybe they won't notice... but this time I think it would be better if I swim..

April 13, 2007	#4
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I bet if you transplant it into a larger container and give it a little time, everything will be fine. __________________ Michele

April 13, 2007	#5
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Ami-no reason to dump it-just pot it up in a styrofoam cup or container of some kind. also, you may want to clip the netting around the peat pot-it could slow your plant down by restricting the roots from getting outside the peat pot. __________________ Michael

April 16, 2007	#6
Bryan24 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 176	Ami, What was that supposed to be? I'm assuming that the seedling on the outside of the pellet is the hitch hiker, but I don't see any driver in your car..... Did the intended seed land outside the pellet, or did the seed in the pellet not sprout? Either way, I don't see any reason to destroy something so very determined to live. laurel-tx

April 17, 2007	#7
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Grow for it if you have the space ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

April 17, 2007	#8
MtnMaters Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East TN weedpatch.... I know I planted some tomatoes in here! Posts: 41	Ayup, that's a good healthy seedling, just leaping at the chance to get out and produce for you! As long as I knew what variety it was (not a slip or stray) I'd give it a designated location in my garden; but I've always pulled for the underdog!

April 17, 2007	#9
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Ok, Hitchhiker will be repotted. Not sure which variety it is but we will see how it grows. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

April 18, 2007	#10
michael johnson Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK. Posts: 960	I should say what has happened is that when you first put the seed in the hole at the top, the very next time you watered it the gush of water washed it out of the hole and down the side, where it germinated and grew- dry seeds often float out of the compost the first time you water them after sowing them.