Show OFF your Seedlings ..2017
 

Like the title says :cute:
This is the place to show off or rather share your seedlings pictures.
I get it started.

This was about 2 weeks ago.
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This is how they look today 2/11/17
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The ball is at your court now. C'mone !

Those look great. My seedlings are nowhere near that even at 3 weeks old - they are just starting to show signs of their true leaves. I get about 2-3 hours of sun on my patio this time of year. I am really thinking I need to move some of these on top of my car for a few hours a day and just hope the crows and people leave them alone.

[QUOTE=gardeninglee;617889]Those look great. My seedlings are nowhere near that even at 3 weeks old - they are just starting to show signs of their true leaves. I get about 2-3 hours of sun on my patio this time of year. I am really thinking I need to move some of these on top of my car for a few hours a day and just hope the crows and people leave them alone.[/QUOTE]

Thank you GG
Two to 3 hours of light in the patio is not enough. Mine get 16 hours under FL.

If your weather is nice and worm (60F ++) , you can introduce your seedlings to sun, outside. But do it gradually. Even in defused light in a bright day outside, they will get as much light as under artificial light. Some breeze can be also beneficial to strengthen the stems.

Prime plants good job.

Worth

Thanks Gardeneer. The patio is my gardening space. =) It'll get more sun in the next few weeks (I hope!). This time of year the sun is hidden behind some buildings and is blocked by some trees as well. April cannot come quickly enough for me! I have warm temps here but very little sunshine so the seedlings actually go outside as soon as they sprout.

[QUOTE=Gardeneer;617891]Thank you GG
Two to 3 hours of light in the patio is not enough. Mine get 16 hours under FL.

If your weather is nice and worm (60F ++) , you can introduce your seedlings to sun, outside. But do it gradually. Even in defused light in a bright day outside, they will get as much light as under artificial light. Some breeze can be also beneficial to strengthen the stems.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=gardeninglee;617899]Thanks Gardeneer. The patio is my gardening space. =) It'll get more sun in the next few weeks (I hope!). This time of year the sun is hidden behind some buildings and is blocked by some trees as well. April cannot come quickly enough for me! I have warm temps here but very little sunshine so the seedlings actually go outside as soon as they sprout.[/QUOTE]

Ok. As I said, even indirect/defused sun light in a warm bright day can be as good as under FL. Tree shad is better than building shad.

Some of my pepper and tomato seedlings
 

Some of my pepper and tomato seedlings

Looks nice , Ibraash. I have lived near Lawrenceville ( Duluth, North Fulton area ).
I know how the weather is over there. Your plant out should be (normally) early April, same as mine here in this part of NC.
So I think that your timing is right.
Good luck and take care of those nice seedlings.

Thanks. I started all the seeds in my unheated greenhouse. BTW do I need to cut the first two leaves (the "untrue" leaves)?


[QUOTE=Gardeneer;618092]Looks nice , Ibraash. I have lived near Lawrenceville ( Duluth, North Fulton area ).
I know how the weather is over there. Your plant out should be (normally) early April, same as mine here in this part of NC.
So I think that your timing is right.
Good luck and take care of those nice seedlings.[/QUOTE]

More pictures :)
 

More pictures of seedlings and greenhouse veggies :)

Peppers potted up a few days ago. They really liked todays 88F

[QUOTE=ibraash;618141]Thanks. I started all the seeds in my unheated greenhouse. BTW do I need to cut the first two leaves (the "untrue" leaves)?[/QUOTE]

No, Ibraash. No need to cut those cot/seed leaves at this stage. They will eventually die and fall off. But when I plant out deep, I would nip them then.

Robert, your peppers look nice and ready to take the world. Mine after 4 weeks ar just growing their first/second pair of true leaves. But they have plenty of time, till April when the air and soil warm up nicely for peppers. I had a lot of germination failure and just ended up having 9 variety instead of 16. But I am covered from sweet, mild and all the way to wild.:lol:

Nice babies folks! Out of 36 sowed, I have only 6 that have sprouted thus far. They are a little leggy- should I move the light source closer to them? I have a little fluorescent on my desk.

Thanks!


Darin

[QUOTE=Gardeneer;618162]No, Ibraash. No need to cut those cot/seed leaves at this stage. They will eventually die and fall off. But when I plant out deep, I would nip them then.

Robert, your peppers look nice and ready to take the world. Mine after 4 weeks ar just growing their first/second pair of true leaves. But they have plenty of time, till April when the air and soil warm up nicely for peppers. I had a lot of germination failure and just ended up having 9 variety instead of 16. But I am covered from sweet, mild and all the way to wild.:lol:[/QUOTE]

I had germination problems too. Out of a 72 cell tray planted with three seeds per cell, I ended up with 51 plants.

Pepper seeds are saved differently than tomato seeds. When I save seeds, I put them in a cup of water for around an hour. The ones that float - I toss. I only save the ones that sink. That method has worked well for me over the past two years.

I tried seeds from a huge jalapeno we bought at the grocery store in a 12 cell tray and none of those germinated. I really didn't expect them to.

Dwarf Mr. Snow

65 plants some started later than others.starting to harden off now.maybe i can plant out in a couple weeks:)

Awesome, Charlie .
They are garden ready. Good Luck and a a good season.
I am also shooting to plant out in a couple of weeks, weather permitting.
I just started my second batch today ( 2/12/17) total of 18 varieties. These will be ready for April Plant out.

thanks gardeneer now i just need to spread 6 loads of turkey compost catch enough fish to put 1 in each hole and plant out put up cages.man it shure is alot of work but soooo worth it good luck gardeneer

They look very healthy Charley.

Worth

Yes, nice plants Charley, and a lot. At least for me that's a lot.

I was wondering why Gardeneer was planting his tomato seeds so soon. NC weather
is very similar to VA weather. He must live in one of the warmest parts of NC.

[QUOTE=roper2008;618764]Yes, nice plants Charley, and a lot. At least for me that's a lot.

I was wondering why Gardeneer was planting his tomato seeds so soon. NC weather
is very similar to VA weather. He must live in one of the warmest parts of NC.[/QUOTE]

As you can see I am in zone 8a. But NC is a big state. I am in the Southeast part of it, about 50 miles from Myrtle Beach.

My statistical average LFD is around early April. But I am doing some calculated gambling on the weather and I want to plant out (limited quantity) around mid March or possibly sooner. With the 15 days weather forecast I can figure out how to minimize my risks. Also I stand prepared in the event of frost.
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Why am I doing this where we have a long season ?[/B]
A: Long season alright but come July/August with temps in high 90s and triple digit tomatoes will shut down production. So I want to get some decent harvest until then an also maybe my tomatoes will have enough unripe fruits on them before the scorching heat arrives.

But I will grow a second batch around April 10th. I am already germinating seeds for it. So even if my first batch is totally wiped out , I will have my second batch.

If you could post the date you planted the seed, it would be helpful for me. Mine are almost 1 month old (seed sowed 01/16/17) and just now have emergence of first true leaf. I think my light setup is weak. Plan on potting up to 4" pot within the week and hopefully some nice weather to get them outside for a spell.

New Big Dwarf Mini Seedling with Four "Untrue" Leaves
 

This is interesting, at least for me :)

Only about 1 hour from Myrtle Beach, that's nice. In Virginia
Beach it gets just as hot.

Early going, but these three Terhunes were up in 2-3 days! One Early Girl lost due to a seed case that refused to split. It was replaced by a Barlow's Best Black, as recommended by Camochef and recently Marsha!!:)

Mine are already beginning to fruit or ripen, but I'm getting greedy so I started another batch that hopefully makes it into June.

[QUOTE=My Foot Smells;618795]If you could post the date you planted the seed, it would be helpful for me. Mine are almost 1 month old (seed sowed 01/16/17) and just now have emergence of first true leaf. I think my light setup is weak. Plan on potting up to 4" pot within the week and hopefully some nice weather to get them outside for a spell.[/QUOTE]

Well, the common practice is to starts seeds 6 to 8 weeks before plant out. Lets take an average : 7 weeks. Any longer time than that you will/might get lanky plants and if pots are small they will get root bound.

I started my first batch on 1/14/17, with intention to plant out around March 14th. That will be 8 weeks. I might go ahead and do it one week early. Gotta see how the weather plays.. If I have to keep them longer, I will repot them into bigger pots (quart ). I should be able to know and decide this in about 7 days, by checking 15 days forecast. Sofar it looks promising til Feb 28. What will be first week of March ?

BTW: Our March average temperature are 40F(L) to 66F(H). I can live with that. But we have been getting warmer than average Jan, Feb and March should follow the same, per National Weather Service's long term forecast.

Welcome to the jungle

Me thinks you have some potting up to do. BVV.
Lots of work, llot of pots, lots of mix.
Good luck !

How about broccoli?, these just went into the garden