Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Tomato seedlings

While I have been neglecting planting other vegetables so far, my tomato seedlings are quite happy. On March 21st, I planted a 6 pack of Sungolds, which finally sprouted exactly a week later on the 28th.











My Bloody Butcher and Odoriko were planted weeks ago and are quite happy. In fact, I think it's time to plant up to bigger pots and start planning the garden layout, both here and at the Rancho.















Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Garden status (again)

I planted tomato seeds at my own home about 2 weekends ago. I got out my Odoriko & Bloody Butcher seeds and planted a 6 pack of each type. I'm 100% out of Sungolds, so I need to pick some up at my local nursery. I know I bought a pack already, but cannot find them.

I tried to leave the 6 packs outside along the back/south side of the house, as the stucco gives off good heat, but the ants have completely taken over that bed and any/all pots that I leave there. They killed off last years peppers and have invaded my special fairybell orchids. Because of this, I had to find a different place for my upcoming seedlings, so I saved some styrofoam trays from some meat we used earlier in the week, washed them and used them underneath the 6 packs as I left them in the south side window.

Last night, I did my first seed check after they had been in the window for 2-3 days. I had 2 Odorikos and 1 Bloody Butcher. I re-watered and will continue to track status. :)