Germination/Updates(2012); My Seed Offer - Page 3

greenthumbomaha · March 11, 2012

Troad, I didn't see your post in general discussion, but to RSG I was very unhappy with the use of coir which I purchased last year at Menards. The roots got all tangled up on the medium and I don't think they did as well as Pro-Mix or their counterparts. Maybe a side by side would be best for you, RSG, before staking your whole season on something new.

lakelady · March 11, 2012

CB Louie, that looks just like SFT did when I grew it, boy I loved those plants, so delicate and pretty looking! Oh well, maybe I'll manage to get some seeds of it again sometime and try it for next winter's indoor grow!

lurley · March 11, 2012

Some of these are from Carolyn's offer here, some are from her through SSE, but thought I'd list them all here so she can get germination feedback for all of them. Today I planted...
Pink Currant?, 7 seeds -1 gemination, very late
Joe's pink oxheart, 8 seeds- none yet, 2 germinated, these were also very slow
Vince P1, 25 seeds -21 germinated, 23 germinated
Trees bottom yellow, 6 seeds- none yet, 1 germinated, very slow
Ludmilla's yellow Giant, 11 seeds-1 germinated, 5 germinated
Indian Stripe x possibly daniels F4, 12 seeds- 8 germinated, 11 germinated
Serdtse Buivola, 12 seeds-7 germinated, 10 germinated
Dutka's pink, 9 seeds-3 germinated, 4 germinated
Malinovyi Rog, 9 seeds-4germinated, still just 4
kukla's portuguese beefsteak, 9 seeds-4 germinated,
fish lake oxheart, 10 seeds-9 germinated, 7 survive
libby's pride, 9 seeds-7 germinated, still 7
herman's special, 10 seeds-10 germinated, still 10
pervaya lyubov, 10 seeds-6 germinated, 7 germinated
heshpole, 10 seeds-3 germinated,5 germinated, slow
hoy, 9 seeds- none yet, 0 germination
maiden's gold, 9 seeds-4 germinated,5germinated
Indian stripe potato leaf, 9 seeds-8 germinated, still 8
Ceman, 9 seeds-4 germinated,7 germinated
kukla's portuguese paste, 9 seeds-5 germinated,7 germinated

Will update with germination as I get it.

Updated on 3/19, final update on 4/7

Moshou · March 12, 2012

Ceman 75% (3 out 4)
Danko 75% (3 out 4)
Irish Pink 100% (4 out 4)
Orange Minsk 75% (3 out 4)

**carolyn137** · March 12, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moshou

Ceman 75% (3 out 4)
Danko 75% (3 out 4)
Irish Pink 100% (4 out 4)
Orange Minsk 75% (3 out 4)

Moshou, I like those numbers and especially the Danko one since those were 2007 seeds, but I think I did send more of the 2007 seeds since I think I wrote on the coin envelope, enough to double sow.

But if you sowed only 4 seeds and got 3/4 that pleases me wonderfully.

Thanks.

Iva · March 12, 2012

Here are my results so far. I sowed all the seeds on March the 4th, no treatment was used on the seeds.

Green Zebra Cherry(2009): 4/5 in 4 days
Angora Orange(2010): 2/6 in 5 days (only one is hairy)
Orange Minsk(2008): 7/9 in 5 days
Fish Lake Oxheart(2011): 5/5 in 5 days

These two varieties were sown on March the 6th so I'm sure there will be more sprouts...
Blush(2011): 1/4 in 6 days (first sprout today)

Added another variety I forgot:
Kenosha Paste(2010): 1/5 in 6 days (first sprout yesterday)

Linda10 · March 12, 2012

Kukla's Portuguese Heart (2011): 1 of 3 germinated
Fish Lake Oxheart (2011): 3 of 3 germinated
Ludmilla's Pink Heart (2008): 3 of 3 germinated
Joe's Pink Oxheart (2011): 2 of 3 germinated
Vince's P1 F5 (2011): 3 of 3 germinated

I always save back at least 2 seeds from each pack in case of disaster. I plan to grow the other 2 seeds of Joe's Pink Oxheart this fall to increase the amount of seed to send to Carolyn. Will also grow out the rest of the seeds of Vince's P1.

ContainerTed · March 13, 2012

Thought I'd let Carolyn know that of the 3 seeds of Fish Lake Oxheart sewn, the first one is up with full cotyledons after only 56 hours. This makes it the second fastest for me (at least in my memory). I had one Maiden's Gold up in 44 hours back in 1987. This year, right after sewing the seeds, I gave each cell in the flats a spritz of "Nitrogen Only" Fertilizer. It seems to have made a mearureable difference over a test flat that did not get sprayed and contains a cross section of the same seeds.

I'll post the final results for Fish Lake Oxheart and Terhune in a few days.

Marko · March 13, 2012

Seeds were planted on February 29:

2010 Mala Bishka 5 of 5 germinated in 5 days
2008 Pervaya Lyubov 5 of 9 germinated in 7 days, all seedlings are PL

**carolyn137** · March 13, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marko

Seeds were planted on February 29:

2010 Mala Bishka 5 of 5 germinated in 5 days
2008 Pervaya Lyubov 5 of 9 germinated in 7 days, all seedlings are PL

Sounds good to me Marko and same to many of you who have posted most recently.

Now I think many of you should know why I like to see the germination results, not just so I know if there's a problem, but also if others did not get good germination with some of the varieties posted about that the problem may rest in their seed starting methods.

So, maybe 30 or so more results to look for before the reports start coming from those of us in the tundra who don't start seeds until around April 1st or so.

rsg2001 · March 13, 2012

Green Thumb, thanks for your suggestion about not putting all my eggs, so to speak, in the coir basket since I haven't tried that before. Makes sense.

Father'sDaughter · March 17, 2012

Casino - 6 seeds started 3/11/12, all six up as of 3/16/11.

(I also started 3 Terhune seeds and will post results once they appear. It's still early so not concerned yet!)

gill_s · March 19, 2012

My results are:- Medovaya Kaplya-5/9(55%)-PL
Blush-2/7(28%)-RL
Hay's-2/8(25%)-RL
Dutka's Pink-2/7(28%)-RL

The seedlings are healthy.

Boutique Tomatoes · March 20, 2012

Before I forget, I thought I should post my results after 9 days:

Fish Lake Oxheart 4/5 germinated
Granny's Heart 2/5 germinated
Heshpole 0/5 germinated

I've still had a few stragglers pop up every day, so if the counts change I'll post an update.

bughunter99 · March 21, 2012

A few weeks after germination, I thinned my Hays seedlings down to one plant. This plant is not getting any size to it compared to all of my other seedlings. It has seen the same conditions as all the other seedlings as well. It looks healthy. It is just very small. Thoughts?

March 11, 2012	#32
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	CB Louie, that looks just like SFT did when I grew it, boy I loved those plants, so delicate and pretty looking! Oh well, maybe I'll manage to get some seeds of it again sometime and try it for next winter's indoor grow! __________________ Antoniette

March 11, 2012	#33
lurley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 741	Some of these are from Carolyn's offer here, some are from her through SSE, but thought I'd list them all here so she can get germination feedback for all of them. Today I planted... Pink Currant?, 7 seeds -1 gemination, very late Joe's pink oxheart, 8 seeds- none yet, 2 germinated, these were also very slow Vince P1, 25 seeds -21 germinated, 23 germinated Trees bottom yellow, 6 seeds- none yet, 1 germinated, very slow Ludmilla's yellow Giant, 11 seeds-1 germinated, 5 germinated Indian Stripe x possibly daniels F4, 12 seeds- 8 germinated, 11 germinated Serdtse Buivola, 12 seeds-7 germinated, 10 germinated Dutka's pink, 9 seeds-3 germinated, 4 germinated Malinovyi Rog, 9 seeds-4germinated, still just 4 kukla's portuguese beefsteak, 9 seeds-4 germinated, fish lake oxheart, 10 seeds-9 germinated, 7 survive libby's pride, 9 seeds-7 germinated, still 7 herman's special, 10 seeds-10 germinated, still 10 pervaya lyubov, 10 seeds-6 germinated, 7 germinated heshpole, 10 seeds-3 germinated,5 germinated, slow hoy, 9 seeds- none yet, 0 germination maiden's gold, 9 seeds-4 germinated,5germinated Indian stripe potato leaf, 9 seeds-8 germinated, still 8 Ceman, 9 seeds-4 germinated,7 germinated kukla's portuguese paste, 9 seeds-5 germinated,7 germinated Will update with germination as I get it. Updated on 3/19, final update on 4/7 Last edited by lurley; April 7, 2012 at 01:26 PM. Reason: final germination update

March 12, 2012	#36
Iva Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Slovenia, EU Posts: 249	Here are my results so far. I sowed all the seeds on March the 4th, no treatment was used on the seeds. Green Zebra Cherry(2009): 4/5 in 4 days Angora Orange(2010): 2/6 in 5 days (only one is hairy) Orange Minsk(2008): 7/9 in 5 days Fish Lake Oxheart(2011): 5/5 in 5 days These two varieties were sown on March the 6th so I'm sure there will be more sprouts... Blush(2011): 1/4 in 6 days (first sprout today) Added another variety I forgot: Kenosha Paste(2010): 1/5 in 6 days (first sprout yesterday) Last edited by Iva; March 13, 2012 at 03:25 AM. Reason: forgot to add another variety

March 12, 2012	#37
Linda10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brush Prairie, WA Posts: 925	Kukla's Portuguese Heart (2011): 1 of 3 germinated Fish Lake Oxheart (2011): 3 of 3 germinated Ludmilla's Pink Heart (2008): 3 of 3 germinated Joe's Pink Oxheart (2011): 2 of 3 germinated Vince's P1 F5 (2011): 3 of 3 germinated I always save back at least 2 seeds from each pack in case of disaster. I plan to grow the other 2 seeds of Joe's Pink Oxheart this fall to increase the amount of seed to send to Carolyn. Will also grow out the rest of the seeds of Vince's P1. __________________ Linda10

March 13, 2012	#38
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Thought I'd let Carolyn know that of the 3 seeds of Fish Lake Oxheart sewn, the first one is up with full cotyledons after only 56 hours. This makes it the second fastest for me (at least in my memory). I had one Maiden's Gold up in 44 hours back in 1987. This year, right after sewing the seeds, I gave each cell in the flats a spritz of "Nitrogen Only" Fertilizer. It seems to have made a mearureable difference over a test flat that did not get sprayed and contains a cross section of the same seeds. I'll post the final results for Fish Lake Oxheart and Terhune in a few days. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

March 11, 2012	#31
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	Troad, I didn't see your post in general discussion, but to RSG I was very unhappy with the use of coir which I purchased last year at Menards. The roots got all tangled up on the medium and I don't think they did as well as Pro-Mix or their counterparts. Maybe a side by side would be best for you, RSG, before staking your whole season on something new.

March 12, 2012	#34
Moshou Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 470	Ceman 75% (3 out 4) Danko 75% (3 out 4) Irish Pink 100% (4 out 4) Orange Minsk 75% (3 out 4)

March 13, 2012	#39
Marko Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Slovenia, Europe zone 7b Posts: 300	Seeds were planted on February 29: 2010 Mala Bishka 5 of 5 germinated in 5 days 2008 Pervaya Lyubov 5 of 9 germinated in 7 days, all seedlings are PL

March 13, 2012	#41
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	Green Thumb, thanks for your suggestion about not putting all my eggs, so to speak, in the coir basket since I haven't tried that before. Makes sense.

March 17, 2012	#42
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Casino - 6 seeds started 3/11/12, all six up as of 3/16/11. (I also started 3 Terhune seeds and will post results once they appear. It's still early so not concerned yet!)

March 19, 2012	#43
gill_s Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 180	My results are:- Medovaya Kaplya-5/9(55%)-PL Blush-2/7(28%)-RL Hay's-2/8(25%)-RL Dutka's Pink-2/7(28%)-RL The seedlings are healthy.

March 20, 2012	#44
Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	Before I forget, I thought I should post my results after 9 days: Fish Lake Oxheart 4/5 germinated Granny's Heart 2/5 germinated Heshpole 0/5 germinated I've still had a few stragglers pop up every day, so if the counts change I'll post an update.

March 21, 2012	#45
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	A few weeks after germination, I thinned my Hays seedlings down to one plant. This plant is not getting any size to it compared to all of my other seedlings. It has seen the same conditions as all the other seedlings as well. It looks healthy. It is just very small. Thoughts?