Let's see those '11 gardens!

[shilala]

Well, I decided not to put the plant lights together and not to make plants this year. I just don't have anywhere to plant and have bitten off way more than I can chew for this Spring.
I might stick a few tomato plants in somewhere, but that's it. I'll plant my strawberry plants if it ever stops raining.
Later this summer, after I have the shop built in the garage and have the deck built, I can start building terraced beds in the back yard. Or something.
I'm not even ready to think about it yet, to be honest.
I'm sure gonna miss having a garden. I'll het her in next year, though.

[jjirons69]

Originally Posted by shilala

Well, I decided not to put the plant lights together and not to make plants this year. I'm sure gonna miss having a garden. I'll get her in next year, though.

You better!!! I sent you enough seed to feed Pharaoh's Army!
Always next year...

[shilala]

Originally Posted by jjirons69

You better!!! I sent you enough seed to feed Pharaoh's Army!
Always next year...

I added them to the megaton of seed I already had, and the 100 bucks worth I bought this year when I was still gonna plant.
If I can ever get all my seed in one place, I'm gonna put it all in a five gallon bucket with a lid. I'm tired of boxes and bags inside of boxes and bags, it just ain't workin out.

Originally Posted by shilala

I added them to the megaton of seed I already had, and the 100 bucks worth I bought this year when I was still gonna plant.
If I can ever get all my seed in one place, I'm gonna put it all in a five gallon bucket with a lid. I'm tired of boxes and bags inside of boxes and bags, it just ain't workin out.

Mix them all together, cast them to the earth and grow a surprise mystery garden!

[jjirons69]

Wayne, here's a couple of shots from a few years ago. I went through a heirloom tomato phase and grew 40-50 different types. I gave them away to folks at work, friends, and had my dad's garden stacked. Heirlooms don't cross-pollinate retaining specific seeds is quite easy. I ran into some really good tomatoes!

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by jjirons69

Heirlooms don't cross-pollinate retaining specific seeds is quite easy. I ran into some really good tomatoes!

Jamie, I have never heard or read the bold text above. I do know that tomatoes are self pollinating, but they can still cross pollinate should a bee, butterfly, etc fly onto one and then another variety.

[jjirons69]

Originally Posted by wayner123

Jamie, I have never heard or read the bold text above. I do know that tomatoes are self pollinating, but they can still cross pollinate should a bee, butterfly, etc fly onto one and then another variety.

That is true, Wayne. Tomatoes are most likely to self-pollinate before cross-pollinating - most blooms will have self-pollinated themselves before they even open. I think the rate is something like 5% or less, with even lower percentages given space between plants and lower numbers of different varieties. Most of us home gardeners don't bag our open-pollination blossoms to prevent crossing. IMHO, I would suspect the rates are less than 5% for most of us. Sorry for the confusion.

Originally Posted by jjirons69

Wayne, here's a couple of shots from a few years ago. I went through a heirloom tomato phase and grew 40-50 different types. I gave them away to folks at work, friends, and had my dad's garden stacked. Heirlooms don't cross-pollinate retaining specific seeds is quite easy. I ran into some really good tomatoes!

Jamie i was going to ask you used heirloom seeds while reading an earlier post you made, then I came across this qoute! I bought a big thing of heirmloom seeds in '07 from a site called www.survivalseeds.com pretty interesting read. (Based on your experience of buying heirloom seeds was this a good deal or not?) (Thanks in advance for your opinion!)

I'm not sure if the canister is in my garage or not. I really don't have a lot of downtime, but i'm thinking i could maybe mess around with this on weekends. My Father always had gardens when we were growing up, and we used to help him maintain them until we became teenagers. I honestly don't remember most of those lessons anymore, but it can't be that hard to pick back up i'm sure.

[HK3-]

Did some transplanting of the random tomato plants yesterday. Put the cages on them afterwards. Also put up a big trelis for my wisteria to grow up onto.
Wife and I hit the market yesterday and picked up a wide variety of basil plants to put in pots by the pool. Love me some fresh basil!
She bought a rose tree also?.?.... Kinda weird looking.

[jjirons69]

Originally Posted by whodeeni

Jamie i was going to ask you used heirloom seeds while reading an earlier post you made, then I came across this qoute! I bought a big thing of heirmloom seeds in '07 from a site called www.survivalseeds.com pretty interesting read.

The link is a bust - asking for login/password, etc.