there are a few different ways to germinate seeds. in this instance, I am going to use seeds, water, paper towel, and a plastic zip bag.
It really is simple: Lay out a couple of paper towels, and fold them into about the size of twice as big as a plastic zipper bag. Place a few seeds on the paper towel, then fold THAT into the size that will fit into a plastic baggie. Pour a little bit of water over that. Then, place the paper towel with seeds, into a baggie, and zip it closed. THEN, place the entire bag onto a heat mat.
Above: A dozen potted up tomato Plants, Ready to be moved into my sunporch for hardening off, later this week, or early next. Below: More tomato plants, ready to move.
White Cherry, Sweetie Cherry, Blueberry Cherry, Yellow pear are the smaller grape, cherry style tomato plants this year. Ukrainian Plum, San Marzano, and Roma, are the plum style Tomato. Beefsteak, Brandywine Black, Cherokee Purple, Black Tula, Black Sea Man, Jubilee, and Tigerella are the large tomato plants for my garden this year.
Above: Pepper plants, in the sunroom, ready for the next step of hardening off.
Sweet Banana Pepper, Sunbright Yellow Bell, Coral Bell, and Purple Bell Pepper, and a Lemon Drop Yellow Pepper (medium Heat) are the varieties of pepper growing this year, for me.
Above: I am growing National Pickling, Straight 8, Spacemaster 80, and Muncher Cucumber. Below: For Squash, I am growing Zucchini, Golden Summer Squash, Butternut and Spaghetti Squash, A Pumpkin, as well as Honeydew and Watermelon.
Tomorrow, I hope to set up the 10 Gallon (37 liter) Fabric Grow Bags, for the Butternut and Spaghetti Squash, the Watermelon, and the Honeydew Melon.
My next tasks for me to accomplish, this coming week:
I have another 20 grow bags, to fill, that's the last of them. A total of 20 or so for pepper, 45 or so for tomato, a half dozen for other plants.
I have ten 10 Gallon Grow Bags, on order, for squash, melon, watermelon, and larger plants.
end of week, I will start Hardening OFF my peppers: transplanting outside, within 10 days.
Next week, I will be hardening off Tomato, and following week, squash, Zucchini and more herbs! It takes about a week for Hardening off plants. so, once I start, I transplant in 7 or 8 days, depending on weather.
I need to find a couple of large container for the Blueberry Bushes.
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