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Hi! I am so glad to have found this group! I hope to learn a lot here.
I'm in Zone 6b and have just started my seeds in peat pots. So far I've done 4 varieties of tomatoes, 4 varieties of pepppers, a few herbs, and various flowers. Some are tall enough to be out of the little humidity chambers. I have a couple of questions that I was hoping some kind soul would answer. Do I start the following in peat pots too: cucumber, peas, beans, radishes, and zucchini? I bought one of those 4 tier, plastic covered, mini greenhouses that stands about 5' tall. It is on the back patio in a location that receives east, south, and west sun. How soon can I put my seedlings into it? TIA |
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If you know when the last frost date is for your area, that
is when you can safely plant your tomatoes and peppers plants out and your cucumbers, beans and zucchini can be seeded directly into the ground where you want to grow them. The peas and radishes can be seeded out now. I am on the edge of 6a and 5b in SW Ohio and our last frost date tends to be May 15. I would say you are probably about 2 weeks ahead of us. So probably it is safe by the first of May. As to your little green house, I have seen them and would be real concerned that if it is in full sun things could get cooked in it on warm, sunny spring days if you don't remember to open it up. They don't look like they have much ventilation, so be careful with it. I think it might be better to place it in a very bright but mostly shady place. It would still provide a lot more light than in the house. I would try a few of the herbs in it now and see how they do, then if they are ok put the tomatoes and peppers in it. I would still bring the tomatoes and pepper in though if its going to get down below 40 degrees out, they don't like the chill. Also, remember that plants that have been growing in the light in your house, even if in a window, are not ready to tolerate direct sun immediately. They need to be introduce to it slowly over a few days. Linda who grows lot of tomatoes and other garden plants under shoplights in her basement. Green Thumb wrote: Hi! I am so glad to have found this group! I hope to learn a lot here. I'm in Zone 6b and have just started my seeds in peat pots. So far I've done 4 varieties of tomatoes, 4 varieties of pepppers, a few herbs, and various flowers. Some are tall enough to be out of the little humidity chambers. I have a couple of questions that I was hoping some kind soul would answer. Do I start the following in peat pots too: cucumber, peas, beans, radishes, and zucchini? I bought one of those 4 tier, plastic covered, mini greenhouses that stands about 5' tall. It is on the back patio in a location that receives east, south, and west sun. How soon can I put my seedlings into it? TIA |
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If you know when the last frost date is for your area, that
is when you can safely plant your tomatoes and peppers plants out and your cucumbers, beans and zucchini can be seeded directly into the ground where you want to grow them. The peas and radishes can be seeded out now. I am on the edge of 6a and 5b in SW Ohio and our last frost date tends to be May 15. I would say you are probably about 2 weeks ahead of us. So probably it is safe by the first of May. As to your little green house, I have seen them and would be real concerned that if it is in full sun things could get cooked in it on warm, sunny spring days if you don't remember to open it up. They don't look like they have much ventilation, so be careful with it. I think it might be better to place it in a very bright but mostly shady place. It would still provide a lot more light than in the house. I would try a few of the herbs in it now and see how they do, then if they are ok put the tomatoes and peppers in it. I would still bring the tomatoes and pepper in though if its going to get down below 40 degrees out, they don't like the chill. Also, remember that plants that have been growing in the light in your house, even if in a window, are not ready to tolerate direct sun immediately. They need to be introduce to it slowly over a few days. Linda who grows lot of tomatoes and other garden plants under shoplights in her basement. Green Thumb wrote: Hi! I am so glad to have found this group! I hope to learn a lot here. I'm in Zone 6b and have just started my seeds in peat pots. So far I've done 4 varieties of tomatoes, 4 varieties of pepppers, a few herbs, and various flowers. Some are tall enough to be out of the little humidity chambers. I have a couple of questions that I was hoping some kind soul would answer. Do I start the following in peat pots too: cucumber, peas, beans, radishes, and zucchini? I bought one of those 4 tier, plastic covered, mini greenhouses that stands about 5' tall. It is on the back patio in a location that receives east, south, and west sun. How soon can I put my seedlings into it? TIA |
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If you know when the last frost date is for your area, that
is when you can safely plant your tomatoes and peppers plants out and your cucumbers, beans and zucchini can be seeded directly into the ground where you want to grow them. The peas and radishes can be seeded out now. I am on the edge of 6a and 5b in SW Ohio and our last frost date tends to be May 15. I would say you are probably about 2 weeks ahead of us. So probably it is safe by the first of May. As to your little green house, I have seen them and would be real concerned that if it is in full sun things could get cooked in it on warm, sunny spring days if you don't remember to open it up. They don't look like they have much ventilation, so be careful with it. I think it might be better to place it in a very bright but mostly shady place. It would still provide a lot more light than in the house. I would try a few of the herbs in it now and see how they do, then if they are ok put the tomatoes and peppers in it. I would still bring the tomatoes and pepper in though if its going to get down below 40 degrees out, they don't like the chill. Also, remember that plants that have been growing in the light in your house, even if in a window, are not ready to tolerate direct sun immediately. They need to be introduce to it slowly over a few days. Linda who grows lot of tomatoes and other garden plants under shoplights in her basement. Green Thumb wrote: Hi! I am so glad to have found this group! I hope to learn a lot here. I'm in Zone 6b and have just started my seeds in peat pots. So far I've done 4 varieties of tomatoes, 4 varieties of pepppers, a few herbs, and various flowers. Some are tall enough to be out of the little humidity chambers. I have a couple of questions that I was hoping some kind soul would answer. Do I start the following in peat pots too: cucumber, peas, beans, radishes, and zucchini? I bought one of those 4 tier, plastic covered, mini greenhouses that stands about 5' tall. It is on the back patio in a location that receives east, south, and west sun. How soon can I put my seedlings into it? TIA |
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If you know when the last frost date is for your area, that
is when you can safely plant your tomatoes and peppers plants out and your cucumbers, beans and zucchini can be seeded directly into the ground where you want to grow them. The peas and radishes can be seeded out now. I am on the edge of 6a and 5b in SW Ohio and our last frost date tends to be May 15. I would say you are probably about 2 weeks ahead of us. So probably it is safe by the first of May. As to your little green house, I have seen them and would be real concerned that if it is in full sun things could get cooked in it on warm, sunny spring days if you don't remember to open it up. They don't look like they have much ventilation, so be careful with it. I think it might be better to place it in a very bright but mostly shady place. It would still provide a lot more light than in the house. I would try a few of the herbs in it now and see how they do, then if they are ok put the tomatoes and peppers in it. I would still bring the tomatoes and pepper in though if its going to get down below 40 degrees out, they don't like the chill. Also, remember that plants that have been growing in the light in your house, even if in a window, are not ready to tolerate direct sun immediately. They need to be introduce to it slowly over a few days. Linda who grows lot of tomatoes and other garden plants under shoplights in her basement. Green Thumb wrote: Hi! I am so glad to have found this group! I hope to learn a lot here. I'm in Zone 6b and have just started my seeds in peat pots. So far I've done 4 varieties of tomatoes, 4 varieties of pepppers, a few herbs, and various flowers. Some are tall enough to be out of the little humidity chambers. I have a couple of questions that I was hoping some kind soul would answer. Do I start the following in peat pots too: cucumber, peas, beans, radishes, and zucchini? I bought one of those 4 tier, plastic covered, mini greenhouses that stands about 5' tall. It is on the back patio in a location that receives east, south, and west sun. How soon can I put my seedlings into it? TIA |
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Hi and Questions
If you know when the last frost date is for your area, that
is when you can safely plant your tomatoes and peppers plants out and your cucumbers, beans and zucchini can be seeded directly into the ground where you want to grow them. The peas and radishes can be seeded out now. I am on the edge of 6a and 5b in SW Ohio and our last frost date tends to be May 15. I would say you are probably about 2 weeks ahead of us. So probably it is safe by the first of May. As to your little green house, I have seen them and would be real concerned that if it is in full sun things could get cooked in it on warm, sunny spring days if you don't remember to open it up. They don't look like they have much ventilation, so be careful with it. I think it might be better to place it in a very bright but mostly shady place. It would still provide a lot more light than in the house. I would try a few of the herbs in it now and see how they do, then if they are ok put the tomatoes and peppers in it. I would still bring the tomatoes and pepper in though if its going to get down below 40 degrees out, they don't like the chill. Also, remember that plants that have been growing in the light in your house, even if in a window, are not ready to tolerate direct sun immediately. They need to be introduce to it slowly over a few days. Linda who grows lot of tomatoes and other garden plants under shoplights in her basement. Green Thumb wrote: Hi! I am so glad to have found this group! I hope to learn a lot here. I'm in Zone 6b and have just started my seeds in peat pots. So far I've done 4 varieties of tomatoes, 4 varieties of pepppers, a few herbs, and various flowers. Some are tall enough to be out of the little humidity chambers. I have a couple of questions that I was hoping some kind soul would answer. Do I start the following in peat pots too: cucumber, peas, beans, radishes, and zucchini? I bought one of those 4 tier, plastic covered, mini greenhouses that stands about 5' tall. It is on the back patio in a location that receives east, south, and west sun. How soon can I put my seedlings into it? TIA |
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