Homework assignment from Teacher_Mike - Page 4

jerseyjohn61 · March 13, 2006

Bully, prehaps Fredo should switch to Decaf.

Anyway, Aunt Hazel finally came by today and
dropped the kids off at the pool. No lifeguard
on duty and all 15 offspring immediately slipped beneath the blue tide. Never though I'd be so
happy to see something drowned. Excepting
sorrows of course.

Naturally we are remaining hopeful, but guardedly
optimistic about germination. But what happens
if we have a 60 % germ rate???

Will we be digging up our neighbor's yards or
scavenging 6-pack holders as shipping crates so
that our T-Ville brethren can help us out of our
70 some plant Jam???

I know I'm jumping the "Happy Gun", but all
must be considered.

Has Aunt Hazel brought hope, heart ache or
hassle???
Don't know but it's fun so far....JJ61

jerseyjohn61 · March 13, 2006

WOW! I'm so cool they did me twice!!!!

clay199 · March 17, 2006

All but two of the mystery yellow seeds sank to the bottom when I started soaking them this morning. I went to school and my wife came home from work and threw them out and washed the glass.

I am sorry folks.

valereee · March 17, 2006

LOL, Clay! I put mine in a glass, too, and set them on the kitchen desk and thought, "You know, this would be the one time someone else in this house would decide to clean something up." So I put a piece of masking tape on the glass that said "SEEDS!"

Then I left the room and when I came back, I found the cat drinking out of the glass. I guess she prefers fresh water with a pinch of the blue stuff to the hours-old water in her dish. Fortunately all the seeds had sunk already, so she didn't drink any of them. I put a little bowl on top of the glass to keep the cats out, and did manage to get the seeds safely sowed.

Val

clay199 · March 17, 2006

I am glad that the cat didn't eat the seeds.

I am pretty bummed out about losing them. I have negotiated a new spot to put them where from now one they will be safe. I have been warned not to use tape as that is hard to wash off. I just wish it had happened to one of the other three old varieties I was soaking as I have extra seeds for those.

SelfSufficient1 · March 17, 2006

Oh my, I can imagine how disappointing that was

.Well, I hope we get them to grow and they turn out to be something good so someone can share the next generation with you.

Goddessemer6 · March 17, 2006

Clay do you know which sink she washed the cup out in? Perhaps you could take the pipe apart at the drain trap and salvage a couple of seeds? I mean how many other tomato seeds might be down there, right?

clay199 · March 17, 2006

I took the trap out about 2 minutes after she mentioned which sink. Nothing there....

jerseyjohn61 · March 18, 2006

Clay,

No sweat my freind. It could have and has
happened to me in the past.

However, you are now set-up as a God/Foster
parent to seedlings that cannot find a home.
Either a spot in your garden or negotiating with
others that can take a few plants on.....

I'm remaining hopeful on germination and
kiddingly yanking a few chains....JJ61

Goddessemer6 · March 18, 2006

It was mass genocide! Oh man what a bummer...

clay199 · March 18, 2006

If one defines genocide as state sponsered mass murder then indeed, this was.

I suppose since my reaction was pretty strong, then one could say that Peacemakering as opposed to peacekeeping will ensure that this event does not happen once more.

bully · March 18, 2006

That is a bummer I feel for ya.

I sowed all but three seeds just in case something wacky occurred.

If I get any germination from the others I planted I could send you those 3 if you're still interested.

clay199 · March 18, 2006

Bully,
that would be very nice.
The part that bums me out the most is I thought I would have good germination cause they all sunk. They looked fresh and viable, not the old cranky hard to germinate seeds I was worried about. And I just hope we get to save this one from extinction.

valereee · March 19, 2006

All the other seeds I started the same day have had at least one germination, but I'm not seeing anything from Hazel Meyer yet.

It's only been six days, though.

Val

montanamato · March 19, 2006

Mine are on day 8 today. The 3 other cells I planted with non germinaters from my first sowing. The other 3 cells have just germinated so I hope HMY gets going too.
If they don't germ. I have decided to make myself feel better, chances are with all the canning jars and frugality of that generation that the seeds must have been Yellow Pear...Why else would they have had so many seeds?
Of course if they do germ. I am sure they are a tomato to rival AGG....

Jeanne

March 17, 2006	#51
SelfSufficient1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 188	Oh my, I can imagine how disappointing that was .Well, I hope we get them to grow and they turn out to be something good so someone can share the next generation with you. __________________ I could spend all day here!

March 17, 2006	#52
Goddessemer6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NV zone9a Posts: 134	Clay do you know which sink she washed the cup out in? Perhaps you could take the pipe apart at the drain trap and salvage a couple of seeds? I mean how many other tomato seeds might be down there, right? __________________ ~Rose The beauty of being human is the ability to choose compassion over cruelty!

March 18, 2006	#55
Goddessemer6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NV zone9a Posts: 134	It was mass genocide! Oh man what a bummer... __________________ ~Rose The beauty of being human is the ability to choose compassion over cruelty!

March 13, 2006	#46
jerseyjohn61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central New Jersey Z/6 Posts: 554	Bully, prehaps Fredo should switch to Decaf. Anyway, Aunt Hazel finally came by today and dropped the kids off at the pool. No lifeguard on duty and all 15 offspring immediately slipped beneath the blue tide. Never though I'd be so happy to see something drowned. Excepting sorrows of course. Naturally we are remaining hopeful, but guardedly optimistic about germination. But what happens if we have a 60 % germ rate??? Will we be digging up our neighbor's yards or scavenging 6-pack holders as shipping crates so that our T-Ville brethren can help us out of our 70 some plant Jam??? I know I'm jumping the "Happy Gun", but all must be considered. Has Aunt Hazel brought hope, heart ache or hassle??? Don't know but it's fun so far....JJ61

March 17, 2006	#48
clay199 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Beyond Hope, British Columbia Posts: 201	All but two of the mystery yellow seeds sank to the bottom when I started soaking them this morning. I went to school and my wife came home from work and threw them out and washed the glass. I am sorry folks.

March 17, 2006	#49
valereee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 6a SW Ohio Posts: 135	LOL, Clay! I put mine in a glass, too, and set them on the kitchen desk and thought, "You know, this would be the one time someone else in this house would decide to clean something up." So I put a piece of masking tape on the glass that said "SEEDS!" Then I left the room and when I came back, I found the cat drinking out of the glass. I guess she prefers fresh water with a pinch of the blue stuff to the hours-old water in her dish. Fortunately all the seeds had sunk already, so she didn't drink any of them. I put a little bowl on top of the glass to keep the cats out, and did manage to get the seeds safely sowed. Val

March 18, 2006	#57
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794	That is a bummer I feel for ya. I sowed all but three seeds just in case something wacky occurred. If I get any germination from the others I planted I could send you those 3 if you're still interested.

March 19, 2006	#59
valereee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 6a SW Ohio Posts: 135	All the other seeds I started the same day have had at least one germination, but I'm not seeing anything from Hazel Meyer yet. It's only been six days, though. Val

March 19, 2006	#60
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Mine are on day 8 today. The 3 other cells I planted with non germinaters from my first sowing. The other 3 cells have just germinated so I hope HMY gets going too. If they don't germ. I have decided to make myself feel better, chances are with all the canning jars and frugality of that generation that the seeds must have been Yellow Pear...Why else would they have had so many seeds? Of course if they do germ. I am sure they are a tomato to rival AGG.... Jeanne