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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
Hi All,
I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
T wrote:
Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I like to leave the 2 strongest in each hill . You think zukes take patience ? Try sprouting Anaheim peppers . My record is zero sprouts for two years effort . Grrr . Which reminds me I need to get the okra seedlings in the ground . -- Snag |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
On 06/06/2015 08:55 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
T wrote: Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I like to leave the 2 strongest in each hill . You think zukes take patience ? Try sprouting Anaheim peppers . My record is zero sprouts for two years effort . Grrr . Which reminds me I need to get the okra seedlings in the ground . Hi Terry, Never ever been successful with Peppers. Grew Poblanos (called Ancho after they are dried) one year. Got like three tiny peppers off of two plants. I feel your pain. As an experiment last year I planted nine zukes on a particular hill. And ALL NINE sprouted. So I left them to see what would happen. They all came out stunted. I got one pickle sized fruit total from that mound. -T |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
On 06/06/2015 08:40 PM, T wrote:
Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I am concerned that the roots would be entangled and trying to separate them would kill both of them |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
T wrote:
.... I am concerned that the roots would be entangled and trying to separate them would kill both of them if you really need that many plants you can try to untangle them, but disturbing the root systems does cost some time/growth in recovery after transplanting. i would plant them out as they are and then give them a week or two and then snip the weakest plants to give the stronger plants the space. songbird |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
T wrote:
On 06/06/2015 08:55 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: T wrote: Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I like to leave the 2 strongest in each hill . You think zukes take patience ? Try sprouting Anaheim peppers . My record is zero sprouts for two years effort . Grrr . Which reminds me I need to get the okra seedlings in the ground . Hi Terry, Never ever been successful with Peppers. Grew Poblanos (called Ancho after they are dried) one year. Got like three tiny peppers off of two plants. I feel your pain. As an experiment last year I planted nine zukes on a particular hill. And ALL NINE sprouted. So I left them to see what would happen. They all came out stunted. I got one pickle sized fruit total from that mound. -T Well , nine IS a bit much ... on the peppers , once I can get them to grow , I usually get pretty good yields . This year I have red bell peppers and got some Serrano's to grow . Last year I grew some cayennes , year before it was jalapenos . 3 or 4 plants will produce a couple of years worth for the 2 of us . -- Snag |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 06:58:04 -0400, songbird
wrote: T wrote: ... I am concerned that the roots would be entangled and trying to separate them would kill both of them if you really need that many plants you can try to untangle them, but disturbing the root systems does cost some time/growth in recovery after transplanting. i would plant them out as they are and then give them a week or two and then snip the weakest plants to give the stronger plants the space. songbird I separate all the time with with tomatoes and corn. Some seedlings I would not dare mess with but these have proved no problem. There is a bit of method to the madness, but my success rate is extremely high. I also overcrowd some beds beyond any sane recommendations. At times, it takes a different kind of tending in season, but with most of what I grow it works well. Only complete failure with overly close quarters has been consistent and occurs with broccoli. Not to say all other crops will thrive this way, but some will tomatoes, various bush and pole beans and corn. In other cases the crowding is done deliberately to affect the sizes of the crop - I love micro/small greens and itty-bitty radishes. I use the garden as one vast laboratory. Boron |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
On 06/07/2015 03:58 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote: ... I am concerned that the roots would be entangled and trying to separate them would kill both of them if you really need that many plants you can try to untangle them, but disturbing the root systems does cost some time/growth in recovery after transplanting. i would plant them out as they are and then give them a week or two and then snip the weakest plants to give the stronger plants the space. songbird Thank you! |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
On 06/07/2015 03:58 AM, songbird wrote:
i would plant them out as they are and then give them a week or two and then snip the weakest plants to give the stronger plants the space. That is actually pretty cleaver. What is growing best in the pots may not be the best at surviving the transplant. :-) |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
T wrote:
songbird wrote: i would plant them out as they are and then give them a week or two and then snip the weakest plants to give the stronger plants the space. That is actually pretty cleaver. What is growing best in the pots may not be the best at surviving the transplant. :-) sometimes i can be a clutz and drop a plant or break a stem by accident... and it seems like things like cucumber, squash, etc. have pretty brittle stems that can snap easily when they are first getting going. songbird |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
Terry Coombs wrote:
T wrote: Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I like to leave the 2 strongest in each hill . You think zukes take patience ? Try sprouting Anaheim peppers . My record is zero sprouts for two years effort . Grrr . Which reminds me I need to get the okra seedlings in the ground . Unless your seed is old it is common to get very high germination rates for curcubits so I wouldn't be putting more than one seed per pot anyway. If you do, chop the weakest and don't disturb the roots of the best, curcubits resent this and it will tend to set them back. This is the reason that the traditional planting advice is to sow directly. My system is to plant them in tubes, the square-section plastic sort that you buy tubestock in that are about 15cm (6") deep and 5cm (2") across. These encourage the roots to go down not around and you can get the whole plug out in one chunk at transplant time so there is no transplant shock. These are much more effective than shallow jiffy pots. If you want (say) 3 plants you can sow 5 or 6 and plant out only the best. This system costs almost nothing and invariably produces strong seedlings that take off in the ground quickly. -- David - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Corporate propaganda is their protection against democracy |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
On 06/09/2015 04:42 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Terry Coombs wrote: T wrote: Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I like to leave the 2 strongest in each hill . You think zukes take patience ? Try sprouting Anaheim peppers . My record is zero sprouts for two years effort . Grrr . Which reminds me I need to get the okra seedlings in the ground . Unless your seed is old it is common to get very high germination rates for curcubits so I wouldn't be putting more than one seed per pot anyway. If you do, chop the weakest and don't disturb the roots of the best, curcubits resent this and it will tend to set them back. This is the reason that the traditional planting advice is to sow directly. My system is to plant them in tubes, the square-section plastic sort that you buy tubestock in that are about 15cm (6") deep and 5cm (2") across. These encourage the roots to go down not around and you can get the whole plug out in one chunk at transplant time so there is no transplant shock. These are much more effective than shallow jiffy pots. If you want (say) 3 plants you can sow 5 or 6 and plant out only the best. This system costs almost nothing and invariably produces strong seedlings that take off in the ground quickly. Thank you! |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
T wrote:
On 06/09/2015 04:42 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote: Terry Coombs wrote: T wrote: Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I like to leave the 2 strongest in each hill . You think zukes take patience ? Try sprouting Anaheim peppers . My record is zero sprouts for two years effort . Grrr . Which reminds me I need to get the okra seedlings in the ground . Unless your seed is old it is common to get very high germination rates for curcubits so I wouldn't be putting more than one seed per pot anyway. If you do, chop the weakest and don't disturb the roots of the best, curcubits resent this and it will tend to set them back. This is the reason that the traditional planting advice is to sow directly. My system is to plant them in tubes, the square-section plastic sort that you buy tubestock in that are about 15cm (6") deep and 5cm (2") across. These encourage the roots to go down not around and you can get the whole plug out in one chunk at transplant time so there is no transplant shock. These are much more effective than shallow jiffy pots. If you want (say) 3 plants you can sow 5 or 6 and plant out only the best. This system costs almost nothing and invariably produces strong seedlings that take off in the ground quickly. Thank you! Toilet paper tubes work well too ... -- Snag |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
On 6/10/2015 1:34 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
T wrote: On 06/09/2015 04:42 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote: Terry Coombs wrote: T wrote: Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I like to leave the 2 strongest in each hill . You think zukes take patience ? Try sprouting Anaheim peppers . My record is zero sprouts for two years effort . Grrr . Which reminds me I need to get the okra seedlings in the ground . Unless your seed is old it is common to get very high germination rates for curcubits so I wouldn't be putting more than one seed per pot anyway. If you do, chop the weakest and don't disturb the roots of the best, curcubits resent this and it will tend to set them back. This is the reason that the traditional planting advice is to sow directly. My system is to plant them in tubes, the square-section plastic sort that you buy tubestock in that are about 15cm (6") deep and 5cm (2") across. These encourage the roots to go down not around and you can get the whole plug out in one chunk at transplant time so there is no transplant shock. These are much more effective than shallow jiffy pots. If you want (say) 3 plants you can sow 5 or 6 and plant out only the best. This system costs almost nothing and invariably produces strong seedlings that take off in the ground quickly. Thank you! Toilet paper tubes work well too ... Yup, took your advice on those last fall, also can include paper towel rolls, neatly cut of course. They rotted out quicker than the peat moss cups and just disappeared. Hot as Hades outside now, having to water the raised beds daily. Squash is dying out from the heat, green beans are blooming again, crowder peas just started blooming, tomatoes are coming in ripe heavily as are the eggplant and cukes. For some reason the sweet chiles aren't doing well, haven't found out why yet as last year we got tons of chiles. George |
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can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?
George Shirley wrote:
On 6/10/2015 1:34 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: T wrote: On 06/09/2015 04:42 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote: Terry Coombs wrote: T wrote: Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I know, PATIENCE!). When I go to plant them in my garden, can I separate the multiple sprouts from the same cups, or should I just prune out the two small ones? Many thanks, -T I like to leave the 2 strongest in each hill . You think zukes take patience ? Try sprouting Anaheim peppers . My record is zero sprouts for two years effort . Grrr . Which reminds me I need to get the okra seedlings in the ground . Unless your seed is old it is common to get very high germination rates for curcubits so I wouldn't be putting more than one seed per pot anyway. If you do, chop the weakest and don't disturb the roots of the best, curcubits resent this and it will tend to set them back. This is the reason that the traditional planting advice is to sow directly. My system is to plant them in tubes, the square-section plastic sort that you buy tubestock in that are about 15cm (6") deep and 5cm (2") across. These encourage the roots to go down not around and you can get the whole plug out in one chunk at transplant time so there is no transplant shock. These are much more effective than shallow jiffy pots. If you want (say) 3 plants you can sow 5 or 6 and plant out only the best. This system costs almost nothing and invariably produces strong seedlings that take off in the ground quickly. Thank you! Toilet paper tubes work well too ... Yup, took your advice on those last fall, also can include paper towel rolls, neatly cut of course. They rotted out quicker than the peat moss cups and just disappeared. Hot as Hades outside now, having to water the raised beds daily. Squash is dying out from the heat, green beans are blooming again, crowder peas just started blooming, tomatoes are coming in ripe heavily as are the eggplant and cukes. For some reason the sweet chiles aren't doing well, haven't found out why yet as last year we got tons of chiles. George I finally got off my butt and planted some more green onions today ... and decided to go ahead and plant some herbs , a couple of hills of gourds , some habaneros and a row of red ripper peas and some whipoorwill peas . Pretty late , but most of that seed came from the seed swap a couple of weeks ago . The swap was supposed to be in Feb, got snowed/iced out . This is my first attempt at growing dried peas/beans , we'll see how that goes . -- Snag |
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