Siberian tomatoes? poppy seeds
In article , zxcvbob wrote:
Jan Flora wrote: Do poppy seeds germinate better if you put them in the freezer for a little while before planting them? Jan Probably. I think you're really supposed to plant them very early in the spring, so they will get frosted a few times before the ground warms up. Best regards, Bob Okay. I'm in Alaska, so we're in no danger of running out of frosty weather any time soon. It snowed here the other day. I was thinking of scattering some seed out where I want it, right now, on top of the snow, and planting some in six packs in the house, and see which does best. Then if that all fails, I can buy some 6 packs at the nursery in town in May : ) Oh, since this is the edible ng, I'm just now starting 'mater seed, peppers and everything else. It's a little late, but what the heck... Do any of you guys grow any of the Siberian tomato varieties? I'm going to try a couple of them. (Stupice, Galina, Aurora, and Sasha's Altai.) Jan USDA zone 3 |
Siberian tomatoes? poppy seeds
Jan Flora wrote:
In article , zxcvbob wrote: Jan Flora wrote: Do poppy seeds germinate better if you put them in the freezer for a little while before planting them? Jan Probably. I think you're really supposed to plant them very early in the spring, so they will get frosted a few times before the ground warms up. Best regards, Bob Okay. I'm in Alaska, so we're in no danger of running out of frosty weather any time soon. It snowed here the other day. I was thinking of scattering some seed out where I want it, right now, on top of the snow, and planting some in six packs in the house, and see which does best. Then if that all fails, I can buy some 6 packs at the nursery in town in May : ) Oh, since this is the edible ng, I'm just now starting 'mater seed, peppers and everything else. It's a little late, but what the heck... Do any of you guys grow any of the Siberian tomato varieties? I'm going to try a couple of them. (Stupice, Galina, Aurora, and Sasha's Altai.) Jan USDA zone 3 Poppies do not transplant well at all. I planted foxgloves and petunias in identical flats and I forgot to label them. The just came up and they look about the same! I don't know which is which. I think the bigger seedlings are the petunias, although their seeds were smaller. Hopefully I can tell them apart when they get a little bigger. I'm growing Better Boy, Stupice, Tiger Tom, and Principe Borghese tomatoes this year. I also planted some Rutgers seeds 'cuz I just couldn't pass up the 10 cent packet of seeds. I'll give all the Rutgers plants away, although I'll probably keep 1 or 2 plants. The Stupice and Tiger Tom seeds are not actually planted yet; I just put them in wet paper towels in a warm place last night, and I'll plant them tomorrow. The others are up already. You might be a little late with the peppers, but (imho) you are not late with the tomatoes. I'm just a little late (zone 4). Best regards, Bob -- Have a Windows® computer that is powered on for hours at a time? Join the search for a cure for cancer: http://grid.org/projects/cancer/ |
Siberian tomatoes? poppy seeds
In article , zxcvbob wrote:
Jan Flora wrote: In article , zxcvbob wrote: Jan Flora wrote: [...] I was thinking of scattering some seed out where I want it, right now, on top of the snow, and planting some in six packs in the house, and see which does best. Then if that all fails, I can buy some 6 packs at the nursery in town in May : ) Oh, since this is the edible ng, I'm just now starting 'mater seed, peppers and everything else. It's a little late, but what the heck... Do any of you guys grow any of the Siberian tomato varieties? I'm going to try a couple of them. (Stupice, Galina, Aurora, and Sasha's Altai.) Jan USDA zone 3 Poppies do not transplant well at all. Okay. Have you seen the Himalayian blue poppy? A nursery here sells them and they just thrive in this climate. Gorgeous! I planted foxgloves and petunias in identical flats and I forgot to label them. The just came up and they look about the same! I don't know which is which. I think the bigger seedlings are the petunias, although their seeds were smaller. Hopefully I can tell them apart when they get a little bigger. Oops. Maybe the petunia seedlings will get that tell-tale scent early, so you can figure out which flat is which... *g* I'm growing Better Boy, Stupice, Tiger Tom, and Principe Borghese tomatoes this year. I also planted some Rutgers seeds 'cuz I just couldn't pass up the 10 cent packet of seeds. I'll give all the Rutgers plants away, although I'll probably keep 1 or 2 plants. The Stupice and Tiger Tom seeds are not actually planted yet; I just put them in wet paper towels in a warm place last night, and I'll plant them tomorrow. The others are up already. Hmm. Never heard of Tiger Tom or Principe Borghese. I'll have to go look those up. Tomatoes are such a total crapshoot up here, that it's fun to try new varieties, in that eternal search for the perfect 'mater. You might be a little late with the peppers, but (imho) you are not late with the tomatoes. I'm just a little late (zone 4). I'll buy the bell pepper starts in town. I like to start a couple of semi-hot Siberian pepper plants every spring. They last all winter long on the kitchen windowsill, produce peppers all winter and look nice. Best regards, Bob Jan zone 3 |
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