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Originally posted by vegnut
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Getting them germinated is the easy part. Keeping them alive is the difficult bitAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb. -
When transplanting seedlings, books tell you to do it when 2 real leaves have formed.
My tomatos are about an inch or so tall and have the leaves on them that unfurled when they sprouted.
Is it these leaves that I am waiting for or will others grow?
*stupid question i know.Comment
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No - twirly.
They are the seed leaves - you want the next ones....the real ones.
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Ok ta.
Thought transplanting after 2 weeks seemed a bit quick.Comment
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... but I think the seedlings are still too small then. I do it when their roots show out of the bottom of their potOriginally posted by cardiffsteve View PostAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Sowed some CACA 2 weeks ago nothings come up yet.
Supposed to be ready to harvest in 3 weeks.
Think i'll try a different hobby thats easier like middle east peace envoy!Comment
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Wot?? Like Toady Blear?Originally posted by cardiffsteve View Post
Growing CACA will be far more satisfying. You still have a week to go before you're harvesting - so stop fretting (and don[t believe all you read on seed packets either!).
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Think the 3 week thing is in ideal conditions and certainly not at the start or end of the season so don't beat yourself up
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
Which one are you and is it how you want to be?Comment
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Suppose its never too late to start again.
And can always buy plants online.Comment
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Please can someone explain why you need to wait for some real leaves before transplanting? I've just done all my peppers the 'wrong' way and want to know what damage I've caused! I might just be able to plant a few more quickly before it gets too late! Ack!Originally posted by zazen999 View PostNo - twirly.
They are the seed leaves - you want the next ones....the real ones.sigpicGardening in France rocks!Comment
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Climbing French Beans.
Never grown them before and they were a lucky dip from the HSL catalogue 'Blue Coco'. It says for an early crop plant in individual pots, but it doesn't say when. Then for sewing direct it says late April. So I planted mine in toilet roll middles on 16th which is ten days ago and they are coming up now. Looking at the size of them I'm guessing they will need to be in the ground fairly soon unless I put them into deep pots for a while.
I'm not planting them on the lottie as there are only 5 of them (split the pack with my DIL) so it will be easy to protect them from frost and so on.
I'm worried about them getting too big before I can plant them out. Can they be grown in container?Comment
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they be fine in flower pots or troughs,just need to keep an eye on the watering,also,if you put shorter canes for now,they could still be kept inside,for a little longer,then use longer canes/netting,Originally posted by donnakebab View PostLast edited by lottie dolly; 26-03-2012, 09:21 AM.sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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I feel like I've been typing the same thing every day ! (I don't mean to be sarky with you Donna, don't take that the wrong way)Originally posted by donnakebab View Post
For tender crops (ie not frost hardy) you CANNOT put them outside until after your last frost date. Therefore, you only want to be sowing them 2-3 weeks before your LFD.
It's not just frost with tender crops: they don't like the cold AT ALL. You may well be having heatwave days, but the nights are still cold. They need a minimum soil temperature of 16°C, day and night source
Yes, they're perfect for a container ~ you won't get a huge crop though from dwarfies: for the same footprint, you could grow climbers up canes, and treble (or more) your cropOriginally posted by donnakebab View PostLast edited by Two_Sheds; 26-03-2012, 09:29 AM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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It's not necessarily that you will have damaged the seedlings, but transplanting a very small seedling into a large pot full of cold wet compost will probably overwhelm it.Originally posted by kathyd View Post
I usually sow about 5 pepper seeds to a three and a half inch half pot and keep them there until they have at least two true leaves. Then transplant them individually into small pots.Comment
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I just split up my pot of tom seedlings into their own modules - I always split them up as soon as they are big enough to handle - I think that's the important bit, rather than how many leaves they have
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