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No Big Box tomatos this year
On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:07:14 -0600, Suzanne D. wrote:
"General Schvantzkoph" wrote in message ... After last year's late blight fiasco I've sworn off buying plants from the Big Box stores, I'm doing everything from seed. Good for you! Last year I got my slicing and Roma tomatoes from department stores, and when they grew to 1/5 the size of the heirlooms I started from seed (and with much less fruit), I decided to start ALL of my tomatoes from seed this year. In addition to them probably being healthier overall, I also get to decide what to grow them in, and can keep them clean by only using organic potting soil and no chemical fertilizers. Old habits cause me to get excited every time I see trays of seedlings at stores, but overall I LOVE that I am growing everything from scratch this year. --S. I tried doing it from seed a couple of years ago but I started way to early (February under grow lights) and they all died before I had a chance to plant them so I ended up buying plants from the garden center and from the big box stores. Last year with everything drowning from the rain except my fruit, which did terrifically (blueberries and strawberries), I did a second pass of plants (not tomatoes) in summer and fall by starting them on wet plates, planting them in containers and then transplanting them to the garden. That technique was pretty successful given the limitations of our short growing season so I feel comfortable doing everything from seed this year. The good thing about seeds is that there are so many more varieties to choose from, the garden centers only have the major modern varieties, they hardly have any heirlooms. |
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