Berkley Tie Dye - persistence pays off

NCTIM · April 11, 2006

Finally, I have success. I made three attempts with BTD and it seems the third time is a charm. I started 5 seeds. Three are up in 7 days. I believe another is trying to poke through. I was over all quite happy with my germination averages on the 40+ varieties I started this year. The BTD, on the other hand, refused to cooperate. I was blessed to have someone offer me seed, not once but twice and I failed to germinate any at all. A third batch arrived in the mail on the 3rd of April. On my third try I made certain not to cover the seed more than 1/16th of an inch. In fact a couple of the seed were still visible. The switch from Jiffy mix to Metromix 360 enabled me to do this. I find that Jiffy mix rolls up and sort of clumps when you try to sprinkle it. The Metromix does not do this.

Tim

Tomstrees · April 11, 2006

Tim,

Congrats !
I wish had the same
success with "Bashful"
from the dwarf project ...
2 attempts , and nada ~

Tom

Dunkel · April 11, 2006

I got 2 healthy seedlings going out of 10 seeds from BTD.

MtnMaters · April 11, 2006

BTD has been my most stubborn as well Tim, along with NAR, but I too managed to finally get some germination going. I think 5 of a total of 9 have sprung to life. I got no germination out of the first 5, but after spraying with some aspirin water, 2 poked their heads out for me almost a month after the initial sowing.

To make myself sound even more like a parrot.... I have purchased my last bag of Jiffy Mix as well. It just doesn't work well for me as it doesn't seem to accept water real willingly. I figured I had bought a bum bag of the stuff. Even MG Potting Soil works better for me.I looked for Metro this year but couldn't find it readily available at any of my haunts. I'll guess I'll just have to look harder next season.

matermama · April 25, 2006

hello
i m new . I saw you talking about the btd, I was curiuos on it. I am looking for seeds .
I would love to have any info on the tomato from your experiences and what you can tell me on flavor ,ect.

Thank you
matermama
aka sue

MtnMaters · April 26, 2006

here's a link to a photo Mom....

http://www.tomatoville.com/viewtopic.php?t=692

Many of us are growing it for the first time this season, myself included, so I have no personal input on flavor, etc. Rest assured that there will probably be tons of seeds next year, as most of us intend to bag the blossoms for future generations of funky tomato lovers

April 11, 2006	#1
NCTIM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: zone 8 NC Posts: 286	Berkley Tie Dye - persistence pays off Finally, I have success. I made three attempts with BTD and it seems the third time is a charm. I started 5 seeds. Three are up in 7 days. I believe another is trying to poke through. I was over all quite happy with my germination averages on the 40+ varieties I started this year. The BTD, on the other hand, refused to cooperate. I was blessed to have someone offer me seed, not once but twice and I failed to germinate any at all. A third batch arrived in the mail on the 3rd of April. On my third try I made certain not to cover the seed more than 1/16th of an inch. In fact a couple of the seed were still visible. The switch from Jiffy mix to Metromix 360 enabled me to do this. I find that Jiffy mix rolls up and sort of clumps when you try to sprinkle it. The Metromix does not do this. Tim __________________ "You can observe a lot by just watching." - Yogi Berra

April 11, 2006	#2
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Tim, Congrats ! I wish had the same success with "Bashful" from the dwarf project ... 2 attempts , and nada ~ 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 11, 2006	#3
Dunkel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West By God Virginia Posts: 245	I got 2 healthy seedlings going out of 10 seeds from BTD. __________________ I plant... Therefore I am. - Dunkel What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds. - Will Rogers

April 25, 2006	#5
matermama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint Paris, OH Posts: 143	btd hello i m new . I saw you talking about the btd, I was curiuos on it. I am looking for seeds . I would love to have any info on the tomato from your experiences and what you can tell me on flavor ,ect. Thank you matermama aka sue

April 11, 2006	#4
MtnMaters Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East TN weedpatch.... I know I planted some tomatoes in here! Posts: 41	BTD has been my most stubborn as well Tim, along with NAR, but I too managed to finally get some germination going. I think 5 of a total of 9 have sprung to life. I got no germination out of the first 5, but after spraying with some aspirin water, 2 poked their heads out for me almost a month after the initial sowing. To make myself sound even more like a parrot.... I have purchased my last bag of Jiffy Mix as well. It just doesn't work well for me as it doesn't seem to accept water real willingly. I figured I had bought a bum bag of the stuff. Even MG Potting Soil works better for me.I looked for Metro this year but couldn't find it readily available at any of my haunts. I'll guess I'll just have to look harder next season.

April 26, 2006	#6
MtnMaters Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East TN weedpatch.... I know I planted some tomatoes in here! Posts: 41	here's a link to a photo Mom.... http://www.tomatoville.com/viewtopic.php?t=692 Many of us are growing it for the first time this season, myself included, so I have no personal input on flavor, etc. Rest assured that there will probably be tons of seeds next year, as most of us intend to bag the blossoms for future generations of funky tomato lovers