The Impossible Garden - Page 6

Worth1 · January 15, 2016

Looks great, I have a mystery pepper after I potted them up I looked and one didn't have a tag on it.

Worth

Fiishergurl · January 16, 2016

Oops!! I think I have ADD because I usually have at least one seed mix up mislabeled plant per season... :-)

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Fiishergurl · January 16, 2016

Not sure if it is the cold weather or tomato tone fertilizer i used in this pot two weeks ago, but look how much my lettuce darkened up. In person its totally beautiful... reminds me of the pictures of the Merlot lettuce.

These two photos are the exact same plants with pictures taken two weeks apart.

Two weeks ago...

This morning (photo taken with flash.. the plant is much darker without flash).

Same plant no flash. This is more of what it looks like in person...

Ginny

Gerardo · January 16, 2016

Cool color change

Zenbaas · January 16, 2016

Ginny I read somewhere once that it apparently has to do with "stress" on the lettuce. They turn the darker colour when they have been exposed to some stresses. I guess that could be very cold weather as well. D9nt know how true it is but I found the explanation interesting at the time.

Fiishergurl · January 16, 2016

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Originally Posted by Zenbaas

Ginny I read somewhere once that it apparently has to do with "stress" on the lettuce. They turn the darker colour when they have been exposed to some stresses. I guess that could be very cold weather as well. D9nt know how true it is but I found the explanation interesting at the time.

I was wondering if that might be it. Going to have a salad tonight and see if it tastes any different. I'm not expecting it to.

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Fiishergurl · January 17, 2016

My tomato babies are getting bigger. Now Im wondering why I started soooo many... lol.

Cilantro is coming up below...

First blossoms are starting.

Over crowding in a lettuce box. Oops!

Barb_FL · January 17, 2016

Ginny - looks good. What tomato plant is that flowering?

jpop · January 17, 2016

Beautiful Ginny, makes the days and weeks go by for sure and fun coming home to. I must say tomatoes and edibles are by far the most challenging, yet one of the most rewarding hobbies I have done thus far, and I have ALOT of hobbies.

Fiishergurl · January 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by Barb_FL

Ginny - looks good. What tomato plant is that flowering?

My old standby... Black cherry. Right now the only ones planted out are Black Cherry and Early Girl.... mainly as a test to see if they get the virus. The main seedlings are getting bigger and go inside at night and out in the sun during the day. So far so good.

Ginny

Fiishergurl · January 18, 2016

Pepper plants are still hanging in there even though uts been cold.

Something is munching on these. Need to spray.

Ginny

Fiishergurl · January 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by jpop

Beautiful Ginny, makes the days and weeks go by for sure and fun coming home to. I must say tomatoes and edibles are by far the most challenging, yet one of the most rewarding hobbies I have done thus far, and I have ALOT of hobbies.

Thank you jpop. My garden is tryng to make a comeback... :-)

I have some new eartboxes and I'm itching to get them going but its been raining every few days and we still have some cold weather to come so holding off for a few more weeks.

Ginny

Fiishergurl · January 19, 2016

Seems like my seedlings grow more every night. They would be taller but i transplanted them deep into the solo cups and keep adding potting mix as they grow. Most of the cups are culled down to one or two seedlings.

Heres the temps. Night time temps don't matter for the seedlings as they ce in at night.

Ginny

ginger2778 · January 19, 2016

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Originally Posted by Fiishergurl

Seems like my seedlings grow more every night. They would be taller but i transplanted them deep into the solo cups and keep adding potting mix as they grow. Most of the cups are culled down to one or two seedlings.

Heres the temps. Night time temps don't matter for the seedlings as they ce in at night.

Ginny

That is chilly! Our overnight low was 55, high today will only get to the upper 60s. It is winter south Florida style!

Fiishergurl · January 19, 2016

Wow Marsha, you are 15 degrees warmer!! Nice!

This is really cold for us.

Ginny

January 16, 2016	#78
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Not sure if it is the cold weather or tomato tone fertilizer i used in this pot two weeks ago, but look how much my lettuce darkened up. In person its totally beautiful... reminds me of the pictures of the Merlot lettuce. These two photos are the exact same plants with pictures taken two weeks apart. Two weeks ago... This morning (photo taken with flash.. the plant is much darker without flash). Same plant no flash. This is more of what it looks like in person... Ginny Last edited by Fiishergurl; January 16, 2016 at 10:42 AM.

January 17, 2016	#84
jpop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SE Florida Zone 10 Posts: 319	Beautiful Ginny, makes the days and weeks go by for sure and fun coming home to. I must say tomatoes and edibles are by far the most challenging, yet one of the most rewarding hobbies I have done thus far, and I have ALOT of hobbies. Last edited by jpop; January 17, 2016 at 10:56 PM.

January 15, 2016	#76
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Looks great, I have a mystery pepper after I potted them up I looked and one didn't have a tag on it. Worth

January 16, 2016	#79
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	Cool color change

January 16, 2016	#80
Zenbaas Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: South Africa Posts: 340	Ginny I read somewhere once that it apparently has to do with "stress" on the lettuce. They turn the darker colour when they have been exposed to some stresses. I guess that could be very cold weather as well. D9nt know how true it is but I found the explanation interesting at the time.

January 17, 2016	#83
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	Ginny - looks good. What tomato plant is that flowering?

January 18, 2016	#86
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Pepper plants are still hanging in there even though uts been cold. Something is munching on these. Need to spray. Ginny

January 19, 2016	#88
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Seems like my seedlings grow more every night. They would be taller but i transplanted them deep into the solo cups and keep adding potting mix as they grow. Most of the cups are culled down to one or two seedlings. Heres the temps. Night time temps don't matter for the seedlings as they ce in at night. Ginny