Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Omaha Zone 5
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The sedum and mums are coming up and the trees have buds. I was going to relocate some leaves and I stuck a shovel in the ground and it went straight in, the frost line is way down. The lake has open water and the ducks are flying around. Only its mid Feb and not the end of March.
Must wait on any planting till May but really amazing to be working outdoors in Nebraska in February. - Lisa |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
Posts: 4,916
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Over here the ground never freezes more than an inch. And that is just for a day or two.
I checked the soil temperature about a week ago. I was 50F. So the soil is always ready if the air is. ![]()
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Tomato Cornhole
Posts: 2,550
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Back in da U.P.
Posts: 1,846
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its spring here when the bird feeders get stolen or vandalized by the bears or raccoons or whatever it is thats a whole lot bigger than birds or red squirrels.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 5,931
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It's spring when you are out in the dark with a flashlight checking the babies in the coldframe in the pouring rain...in your housecoat...
![]() And I LOVE it KarenO Last edited by KarenO; February 14, 2017 at 11:22 PM. |
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#21 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 339
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Good stuff Karen! I have a bunch of those fake whiskey barrels. Great for maters too.
Is that Simpson lettuce? Last edited by JohnJones; February 15, 2017 at 12:44 AM. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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Spring like here today : 100% chance of rain ; high around 65F.
We need a soaking rain badly. Shrubs and trees need water to pump up the sap and start budding / flowering. My mesclun start in cold frame is coming along. Broccoli yet to germinate. Direct sown chives and parsley have survived many frosts and hanging there. No more frost in sight for the next 15 days. ![]() Forecast for March 1st : 64/48 ....Nice . My tomato plants are ready. ![]() Def , it is spring down here. ![]()
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas
Posts: 1,239
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Southeastern PA
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In my area people think that spring is here when they start seeing robins on the ground hunting for worms.
Actually robins are here all winter but they can't pull worms from the frozen ground so they are eating seeds and berries up in the trees. I think that most people don't notice them when they are in the trees. I personally feel that spring is here when I start seeing the crocus blooming although we do have a couple of bulbs that bloom earlier. One is called snowdrop and it may bloom when snow is still on the ground. |
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
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It looks and feels like we will be getting a little rain today but by the weather map it won't be much. Afterwards a front is obviously moving in as it is predicted to get down into the 30s tonight and tomorrow night. I was just out clipping a few straggler side shoots from the few remaining broccoli and the wind got so bad I had to come in. I also moved my grafted plants that were outside onto the porch before they got ruined by the wind gusts. After Friday night there are not any lows below 50 for as far as the forecast shows so spring may be here a bit early this year. I'm still waiting on my tulip poplars but I can tell the buds are swollen so they may open up after tomorrow night. The earliest I ever set out any tomatoes that didn't get damaged by frost was the last week of February. My usual first plant out for tomatoes is the first or second week of March but I have had to wait as late as the middle of April. Right now even if the tulip poplar opens up none of my grafts are healed up and large enough to go out into the garden and won't be for at least a few weeks.
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas
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It is also stated that spring fishing starts when the dogwood blooms, but it is usually about 2 weeks after bloom when they start biting, imo. Then again, I've seen it snow in May a couple of times too. What do a tornado and a divorce in Arkansas have in common? someone is going to lose their trailer. |
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
Posts: 4,916
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![]() ![]() I just take the forecasts as indicator and bench mark, not 100% goof proof. Of course they revise them now and then.
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#28 |
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Posts: 329
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Has anyone seen cedar waxwings passing through, I may have been at work that day and missed them.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 5,931
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I admit to the beginnings of a lettuce seed addiction. just the beginnings mind you and Tatiana's wesite is a good place to start as she sells quite a few interesting and heirloom lettuces. I have some dark red started called "merlot" too. beautiful and I have found that the red lettuces hold up better in summer, slower to bolt than the green in general. It really is wonderful to be able to grow anything at this time of year for me. ![]() Karen |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
Posts: 4,968
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My garden has no idea when spring is.
Last Thanksgiving one of my plum trees started to leaf out (about 1/4 of the branches). 1/4 ![]() ![]() |
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blossoms , leaves , red bud , tulips |
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