arugula germination
I'm a beginning vegetable gardener in Atlanta.
From seed, I've planted, snow peas, cantaloupe, honeydew, cucumbers, carrots and arugula several weeks ago. It's all up and growing except the arugula. I planted this very shallow (less than a quarter inch) and have lightly watered the soil every day. I'm thinking that I need to restart the arugula crop. What should I do this time? Jeff |
arugula germination
Jeff said:
I'm a beginning vegetable gardener in Atlanta. From seed, I've planted, snow peas, cantaloupe, honeydew, cucumbers, carrots and arugula several weeks ago. It's all up and growing except the arugula. I planted this very shallow (less than a quarter inch) and have lightly watered the soil every day. I'm thinking that I need to restart the arugula crop. What should I do this time? Get fresh seed, I guess. Try germinating some of what you have left in a sterile potting mix. If anything comes up, you can transplant it out into the garden. But if your carrots came up ok and your arugula didn't, it seems to me that there is likely something wrong with the arugula seed. I'm concerned about your mix of plants. If it's warm enough for melons and cucumbers, you're well past your ideal date for planting snow peas and arugula. -- Pat in Plymouth MI "So, it was all a dream." "No dear, this is the dream, you're still in the cell." email valid but not regularly monitored |
arugula germination
Pat Kiewicz wrote:
Jeff said: I'm a beginning vegetable gardener in Atlanta. From seed, I've planted, snow peas, cantaloupe, honeydew, cucumbers, carrots and arugula several weeks ago. It's all up and growing except the arugula. I planted this very shallow (less than a quarter inch) and have lightly watered the soil every day. I'm thinking that I need to restart the arugula crop. What should I do this time? Get fresh seed, I guess. I think the seed was fresh and I believe Ferry Morse. Try germinating some of what you have left in a sterile potting mix. If anything comes up, you can transplant it out into the garden. But if your carrots came up ok and your arugula didn't, it seems to me that there is likely something wrong with the arugula seed. I'm concerned about your mix of plants. If it's warm enough for melons and cucumbers, you're well past your ideal date for planting snow peas and arugula. I see this bit about warm weather and cool weather plants, but it looked to me that they should all needed to be planted in early April. I suppose I should have put these in a starter tray earlier. The melons took a while to come up, as did the cukes, the snow peas took off. Next year I'll adjust as you suggested. What green do you think I should put in place of the Arugula? Jeff |
arugula germination
In article ,
Jeff wrote: Pat Kiewicz wrote: Jeff said: I'm a beginning vegetable gardener in Atlanta. From seed, I've planted, snow peas, cantaloupe, honeydew, cucumbers, carrots and arugula several weeks ago. It's all up and growing except the arugula. I planted this very shallow (less than a quarter inch) and have lightly watered the soil every day. I'm thinking that I need to restart the arugula crop. What should I do this time? Get fresh seed, I guess. I think the seed was fresh and I believe Ferry Morse. Try germinating some of what you have left in a sterile potting mix. If anything comes up, you can transplant it out into the garden. But if your carrots came up ok and your arugula didn't, it seems to me that there is likely something wrong with the arugula seed. I'm concerned about your mix of plants. If it's warm enough for melons and cucumbers, you're well past your ideal date for planting snow peas and arugula. I see this bit about warm weather and cool weather plants, but it looked to me that they should all needed to be planted in early April. I suppose I should have put these in a starter tray earlier. The melons took a while to come up, as did the cukes, the snow peas took off. Next year I'll adjust as you suggested. What green do you think I should put in place of the Arugula? Jeff Do you like arugula? "Of colors and taste" and all that but I find the stuff vile, and it used to volunteer in the garden until I was able to eradicate it. Personally, I'd tell you to thank your lucky stars. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
arugula germination
On Thu, 07 May 2009 09:02:37 -0700, Billy
wrote: In article , Jeff wrote: Pat Kiewicz wrote: Jeff said: I'm a beginning vegetable gardener in Atlanta. From seed, I've planted, snow peas, cantaloupe, honeydew, cucumbers, carrots and arugula several weeks ago. It's all up and growing except the arugula. I planted this very shallow (less than a quarter inch) and have lightly watered the soil every day. I'm thinking that I need to restart the arugula crop. What should I do this time? Get fresh seed, I guess. I think the seed was fresh and I believe Ferry Morse. Try germinating some of what you have left in a sterile potting mix. If anything comes up, you can transplant it out into the garden. But if your carrots came up ok and your arugula didn't, it seems to me that there is likely something wrong with the arugula seed. I'm concerned about your mix of plants. If it's warm enough for melons and cucumbers, you're well past your ideal date for planting snow peas and arugula. I see this bit about warm weather and cool weather plants, but it looked to me that they should all needed to be planted in early April. I suppose I should have put these in a starter tray earlier. The melons took a while to come up, as did the cukes, the snow peas took off. Next year I'll adjust as you suggested. What green do you think I should put in place of the Arugula? Jeff Do you like arugula? "Of colors and taste" and all that but I find the stuff vile, and it used to volunteer in the garden until I was able to eradicate it. Personally, I'd tell you to thank your lucky stars. Love arugala, especially the spicy. It reminds me of sunflower seeds. I'd plant green beans instead, which reminds me I need to buy seed today. Okra and corn like it hot and both are fun to have, just for the plants themselves. Kate - oh for enough room for a dozen rows of corn! |
arugula germination
"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Jeff wrote: Pat Kiewicz wrote: Jeff said: I'm a beginning vegetable gardener in Atlanta. From seed, I've planted, snow peas, cantaloupe, honeydew, cucumbers, carrots and arugula several weeks ago. It's all up and growing except the arugula. I planted this very shallow (less than a quarter inch) and have lightly watered the soil every day. I'm thinking that I need to restart the arugula crop. What should I do this time? Get fresh seed, I guess. I think the seed was fresh and I believe Ferry Morse. Try germinating some of what you have left in a sterile potting mix. If anything comes up, you can transplant it out into the garden. But if your carrots came up ok and your arugula didn't, it seems to me that there is likely something wrong with the arugula seed. I'm concerned about your mix of plants. If it's warm enough for melons and cucumbers, you're well past your ideal date for planting snow peas and arugula. I see this bit about warm weather and cool weather plants, but it looked to me that they should all needed to be planted in early April. I suppose I should have put these in a starter tray earlier. The melons took a while to come up, as did the cukes, the snow peas took off. Next year I'll adjust as you suggested. What green do you think I should put in place of the Arugula? Jeff Do you like arugula? "Of colors and taste" and all that but I find the stuff vile, and it used to volunteer in the garden until I was able to eradicate it. Personally, I'd tell you to thank your lucky stars. -- Here, here - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
arugula germination
Billy wrote:
Do you like arugula? "Of colors and taste" and all that but I find the stuff vile, and it used to volunteer in the garden until I was able to eradicate it. Personally, I'd tell you to thank your lucky stars. This seems to be like coriander leaf. I would imagine there are other pungent herbs the same. Some love it and some hate it. I like it; SWMBO doesn't, we compromise. David |
arugula germination
Billy wrote:
In article , Jeff wrote: Pat Kiewicz wrote: Jeff said: I'm a beginning vegetable gardener in Atlanta. From seed, I've planted, snow peas, cantaloupe, honeydew, cucumbers, carrots and arugula several weeks ago. It's all up and growing except the arugula. I planted this very shallow (less than a quarter inch) and have lightly watered the soil every day. I'm thinking that I need to restart the arugula crop. What should I do this time? Get fresh seed, I guess. I think the seed was fresh and I believe Ferry Morse. Try germinating some of what you have left in a sterile potting mix. If anything comes up, you can transplant it out into the garden. But if your carrots came up ok and your arugula didn't, it seems to me that there is likely something wrong with the arugula seed. I'm concerned about your mix of plants. If it's warm enough for melons and cucumbers, you're well past your ideal date for planting snow peas and arugula. I see this bit about warm weather and cool weather plants, but it looked to me that they should all needed to be planted in early April. I suppose I should have put these in a starter tray earlier. The melons took a while to come up, as did the cukes, the snow peas took off. Next year I'll adjust as you suggested. What green do you think I should put in place of the Arugula? Jeff Do you like arugula? Damn if I know! Being of a competitive nature, if Obama was growing Arugula, I was going to grow it. I'm not really sure what it tastes like. I think it may be too late for spinach. The part of the garden I want to replant gets some mid day shade. Jeff "Of colors and taste" and all that but I find the stuff vile, and it used to volunteer in the garden until I was able to eradicate it. Personally, I'd tell you to thank your lucky stars. |
arugula germination
In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote: Billy wrote: Do you like arugula? "Of colors and taste" and all that but I find the stuff vile, and it used to volunteer in the garden until I was able to eradicate it. Personally, I'd tell you to thank your lucky stars. This seems to be like coriander leaf. I would imagine there are other pungent herbs the same. Some love it and some hate it. I like it; SWMBO doesn't, we compromise. David I don't recognize that as arugula. Coriander is more like parsley, or chervil. Try http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...log/verbal_rem edy/2008/08/21/files/arugula1219364897.jpg&imgrefurl=http://open.salon.co m/blog/verbal_remedy/2008/08/21/lifes_little_indulgences&h=326&w=305&sz=3 9&tbnid=64KDvYEF29Iz6M::&tbnh=118&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Darugula,%2B picture&usg=__NClVDqZZslj1GG5ZosF6A3aP5X8=&ei=_5AD SufZNYL8swOzx6HKAQ&sa=X &oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
arugula germination
David I don't recognize that as arugula. Coriander is more like parsley, or chervil. Tryhttp://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://open.salon.com/blog/verbal... - Billy Arugula = rocket. Gilly |
arugula germination
Billy wrote:
In article , "David Hare-Scott" wrote: Billy wrote: Do you like arugula? "Of colors and taste" and all that but I find the stuff vile, and it used to volunteer in the garden until I was able to eradicate it. Personally, I'd tell you to thank your lucky stars. This seems to be like coriander leaf. I would imagine there are other pungent herbs the same. Some love it and some hate it. I like it; SWMBO doesn't, we compromise. David I don't recognize that as arugula. Coriander is more like parsley, or chervil. Try http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...log/verbal_rem edy/2008/08/21/files/arugula1219364897.jpg&imgrefurl=http://open.salon.co m/blog/verbal_remedy/2008/08/21/lifes_little_indulgences&h=326&w=305&sz=3 9&tbnid=64KDvYEF29Iz6M::&tbnh=118&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Darugula,%2B picture&usg=__NClVDqZZslj1GG5ZosF6A3aP5X8=&ei=_5AD SufZNYL8swOzx6HKAQ&sa=X &oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image I meant it is like coriander in the divided preference not the particular flavour. David |
arugula germination
Jeff said:
I see this bit about warm weather and cool weather plants, but it looked to me that they should all needed to be planted in early April. I suppose I should have put these in a starter tray earlier. The melons took a while to come up, as did the cukes, the snow peas took off. Next year I'll adjust as you suggested. What green do you think I should put in place of the Arugula? Summer greens ....hmmm... Some spinach-y stuff, like vegetable amaranth, New Zealand spinach, and Malabar spinach--this is a vine. Another unusual summer green is red orach. And there's a type of mallow that's grown for its leaves. I planted this once and let it go to seed. Pops up in the garden by itself, now. Purslane, the weed, also available in a larger, more upright, and prettier cultivar. -- Pat in Plymouth MI "So, it was all a dream." "No dear, this is the dream, you're still in the cell." email valid but not regularly monitored |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:21 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter