tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post3958581127139642999..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Monday Seedling UpdateDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-34197135078330577752009-04-22T07:08:00.000-04:002009-04-22T07:08:00.000-04:00Frances, I'm hoping I can find those notes to myse...Frances, I'm hoping I can find those notes to myself again. If I can remember then maybe history won't repeat itself again.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13827257564630339212009-04-21T07:38:00.000-04:002009-04-21T07:38:00.000-04:00Tessa, I so need to do that next year. I want lett...Tessa, I so need to do that next year. I want lettuce. The good stuff, not the supermarket stuff.<br /><br />Annie's Granny, wow 80s. We barely got into the 70s once. But we may get there this coming weekend. If not at least we ought to get a few really warm days in a row. If I look at my long range forecast I ought to put in my tomatoes this Thursday, but they are so tiny and I haven't finished double digging that bed yet. I'm thinking I'll wait until my usually which is the middle of May.<br /><br />Cheryl, lol yes I am. Tithonia is new for me too. But it sounded so interesting and supposedly the butterflies love it so I'm trying it out.<br /><br />Frances, everyone starts their tomatoes too early. I see so many people that have huge plants. :> If you have room for them it is fine since you can just keep potting them up (they love that). I don't have room for huge plants either, so I start them six weeks before I want to plant them out. They get plenty big in that time.<br /><br />Dan, yeah I cheated and didn't show you the yellowing peppers, just the good ones. Parsley is a VERY hardy plant. It over winters reliably in my zone 6 garden. So it can take freezes, but it really needs to be hardened off well. I probably wouldn't put it out to see freezes (some biennials bolt prematurely when they see really low temps), but wouldn't care if a few frosts hit it. I'm not sure about marigolds. I usually don't put them in until after my last frost and don't remember if they can handle it or not.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-33828707053920606402009-04-20T21:59:00.000-04:002009-04-20T21:59:00.000-04:00Your plants just keep getting better & better....Your plants just keep getting better & better. A few questions. What is the lowest temp parsley & marigolds can take? I am growing both for the first time and am not sure when to put them outside.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-63103987181797626472009-04-20T19:22:00.000-04:002009-04-20T19:22:00.000-04:00Hi Daphne, I have so much to learn. Your seedling...Hi Daphne, I have so much to learn. Your seedlings look fantastic. I really liked seeing the lettuce is the different sizes too. I started my tomatoes too early, they got too big, had to go in the coldframe, got frosted and are now all dead. I had to buy plants. Next year it will be different. Do you keep these notes to yourself about changes in your methods, so you can find them before making the same mistakes over and over? Like me?<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-6558431465588126782009-04-20T18:59:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:59:00.000-04:00Thithonia,Fun Jen. You're making me work. (And t...Thithonia,Fun Jen. You're making me work. (And that's okay...it's good for the brain)<br /><br />I'd never heard of these two and I looked them up. They both make pretty plants.Cherylhttp://www.cherylsgardengoodies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-73798272426985537122009-04-20T14:56:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:56:00.000-04:00I didn't plant nearly enough early lettuce, either...I didn't plant nearly enough early lettuce, either. By growing them inside and setting them out, I spaced them just right so I didn't allow for thinning for early salads. Of course, I then direct seeded way too much, so I'll go from famine to feast. Over all, I'd say you and I are real near each other in our growing season. I might be about a week ahead. We're getting temps in the 80s now, but it will cool down next week for 2-3 days then warm back up to the mid to high 70s. I'm still looking at May 1 for my tomatoes, which is two weeks earlier than last year.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-42100203468574468132009-04-20T12:28:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:28:00.000-04:00Your plants look so healthy and stocky! I plant my...Your plants look so healthy and stocky! I plant my lettuce that close and then thin them out and have a salad- I just take out the middle ones and the plants left end up being spaced just right, having more room to grow! Cuts down on weeks and creates more salads- baby lettuce and spinach salads! Yum! Everything is popping in your garden! Happy planting to you, Daphne :)Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357951823874888877noreply@blogger.com