tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post1891549383846835645..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: On Pots and PotsDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-71055710837492735562011-04-29T14:31:41.136-04:002011-04-29T14:31:41.136-04:00Laura, the variety sounds so good. I'm just ho...Laura, the variety sounds so good. I'm just hoping it isn't too good to be true. <br /><br />Diana, I do my nursery chores before I even go downstairs. I check on the one time and do everything they need them. I'd starve if I got too distracted. Though potting up did take a little time.<br /><br />Nancy, We have had a pretty typical April this year. Colder than normal early on, but at least our rain has been normal. <br /><br />Mac, Brrr. And here I was thinking you were warmer than I was in general. But I guess it is just this year. It has been a very strange year - but for us not as strange as the last couple of years.<br /><br />Sinfonian, If you keep potting them up they won't get stressed. They just need room to grow.<br /><br />GrafixMuse, well I keep doing things. This winter I barely blogged, but then nothing was happening in the garden at all. <br /><br />Karen Anne, yes and no. Peat can be harvested sustainably, but we usually use too much of it. I don't use peat in my pots because I don't find a need for it. The compost does the job of soaking up lots of water like peat. But it has the advantage that it is local and isn't acidic, so I don't have to worry about liming it. I did use peat in the blueberry beds since I needed to make the soil more acidic quickly. I hope your garden survives. I planted out in the wind too, but the wind up here wasn't nearly as bad as down south.<br /><br />Sassy, lol well I usually plant my tomatoes about four weeks before I want them out in the garden. So I use smaller ones than most do. This year some will get in very late. I wish mine were bigger this year.<br /><br />Holly, thanksDaphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-47444908636500708122011-04-29T01:56:10.861-04:002011-04-29T01:56:10.861-04:00Nice tomato root systems! They'll be healthy ...Nice tomato root systems! They'll be healthy plants!!~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-81979096159940448102011-04-28T21:36:22.407-04:002011-04-28T21:36:22.407-04:00I love your newspaper pot idea as well! Thanks fo...I love your newspaper pot idea as well! Thanks for sharing it. I'm also glad to read you have some tomatoes just now sprouting as well. *whew!* Maybe I'm not SO behind after all! :)The Sassy Butterfly's Chaotic Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388076846154748195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-17332882058068209132011-04-28T21:35:23.769-04:002011-04-28T21:35:23.769-04:00Peat is endangered, isn't it? Besides being a...Peat is endangered, isn't it? Besides being a pain in the neck :-)<br /><br />I planted out some seedlings just as it got dark last night, and it's been a howling rainstorm ever since. I wonder what I'll find tomorrow morning when the rain stops, sigh.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-59535996267263604002011-04-28T17:53:35.248-04:002011-04-28T17:53:35.248-04:00I love your bottomless newspaper pots. I wish I re...I love your bottomless newspaper pots. I wish I read this before I potted up my tomatoes into larger containers. I will keep these in mind for next year. There is so much progression in your garden. I am loving your frequent garden updates.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-64849676562028080642011-04-28T11:59:45.720-04:002011-04-28T11:59:45.720-04:00Great looking tomato. You have me afraid hat my gi...Great looking tomato. You have me afraid hat my gigantic plants are suffering from stress. Man I need the weather to improve so I can plant them out!<br /><br />Great day all around. Well done! Bet it feels great!Sinfonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-82657652507164758022011-04-28T11:04:45.043-04:002011-04-28T11:04:45.043-04:00My tomatoes and peppers are stressed, I've wan...My tomatoes and peppers are stressed, I've wanting to put them into the ground, but the temp keep dropping in the last 2 weeks, half of the time was below freezing and gusty winds, last night it went down to 28F, there are more freezing nights in the horizon, it's weir this year, normally I would have the toms in their permanent home by now.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-67870852993296733472011-04-28T10:36:38.046-04:002011-04-28T10:36:38.046-04:00Great job you did. It's so wet my seedlings wa...Great job you did. It's so wet my seedlings want the garden! It is so wet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888669064467961669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-27680244993134054272011-04-28T09:34:23.540-04:002011-04-28T09:34:23.540-04:00Oh wow you work so fast and efficiently. It will t...Oh wow you work so fast and efficiently. It will take me days just to pot up all of them. I got so easily distracted when gardening as I see other things that need attention. last spring were cold and long for us like summer won't ever come.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-79953160294540061812011-04-28T09:10:51.643-04:002011-04-28T09:10:51.643-04:00I am growing little leaf cucumbers this year as we...I am growing little leaf cucumbers this year as well. I have a a set of my old stand by Alibi and an equal amount of the Little Leaf variety. Will plant them side by side and compare. Like you, I am hopeful about this new variety. <br /><br />Your tomato starts potting up process is very sensible and I imagine produces a really nice transplant that does not skip a beat when planted up in the garden.kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-8170002388131499982011-04-28T09:10:07.325-04:002011-04-28T09:10:07.325-04:00Vida, I just wish the rest of my tomatoes were as ...Vida, I just wish the rest of my tomatoes were as large. Some have just germinated so they had better get with it and start growing fast.<br /><br />Katrina, I love my blocks. I like them so much more than the plastic six packs. I hated those things. Sadly the petunias I bought at the nursery come in them. <br /><br />Lorie, Oh hate peat pots so much. The roots have such a time getting through them at the start. I think it slows the plants down by a week or two to use them. By the time they get planted out my newspaper pots will have lots of roots coming out the side.<br /><br />Thomas, yeah yesterday really heated the soil up a lot. I hate 80F weather in April. It helps my spring plants bolt too quickly. I like it if the weather is in the 60s or low 70s. I want my 80s later in the year. And I use my 1 1/2" one much more than the 2" one. I only start cukes, melons, and peppers in the 2" ones usually. All my others from flowers to greens, and even my tomatoes use the 1 1/2" one.<br /><br />Vanessa, Me too. Though I used to use the recycled six packs from the nursery. I hated them though. They would get all over and cleaning them was such a chore.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-16779613233540693792011-04-28T08:57:46.221-04:002011-04-28T08:57:46.221-04:00I love that everything you are using to start your...I love that everything you are using to start your seeds will go into the ground and there will be no waste and there isn't money spend on pots that will just get thrown away!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668241377667731288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-69746679120725895372011-04-28T08:50:19.706-04:002011-04-28T08:50:19.706-04:00The thermometer in my garden held close to the soi...The thermometer in my garden held close to the soil yesterday registered 86 degrees. Crazy. I'm growing Diamant this year as well. Glad you like it. <br /><br />I need to get myself a 1 1/2 inch soil block maker. I like my 2 inch blocks for larger veggies like broccoli, peppers and tomatoes but would love a 1 1/2 inch one for things like lettuce and bok choy.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-33494823602109791462011-04-28T08:50:00.509-04:002011-04-28T08:50:00.509-04:00That is such a great idea. We have had no luck wi...That is such a great idea. We have had no luck with the peat pots either. I started using styrofoam and it works better, but I like the newspaper idea, just plug in the ground. Will certainly try that next year. Thanks.Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294056530885964319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-55108420541681737402011-04-28T08:49:07.720-04:002011-04-28T08:49:07.720-04:00I really need to get a soil blocker. I have been ...I really need to get a soil blocker. I have been reading about them for a while and saw them first on Martha Stewart's show. Maybe next spring. Your tomato block looks wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-39659324948426989302011-04-28T08:46:04.365-04:002011-04-28T08:46:04.365-04:00That's a beautiful healthy looking tomato. We&...That's a beautiful healthy looking tomato. We've had ours out in the greenhouse for several weeks now and they're looking great. We transplant into yogurt cups that we hoard year round. This weekend we need to re-pot into 4-inch container for the final burst before planting.<br /><br />http://www.media-organic.com/garden-week-in-review-3Vida Health Communicationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077294245312766074noreply@blogger.com