Show Your Seedlings Here - Page 15

BigVanVader · March 29, 2016

Imp you can use cinder blocks and a sheet of plywood to add a 2nd tier but the plywood needs to be tight so the wheel wells in the bed keep it from collapsing.then bungee the cinder blocks in the 4 corners so the don't move. Still an iffy setup but I have used it before in a pinch.

imp · March 29, 2016

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Imp you can use cinder blocks and a sheet of plywood to add a 2nd tier but the plywood needs to be tight so the wheel wells in the bed keep it from collapsing.then bungee the cinder blocks in the 4 corners so the don't move. Still an iffy setup but I have used it before in a pinch.

What a good idea for an in the pinch make do!

Tell your wife she's got herself a smart cookie!

BTW, love the picture of the two of you, you both look so happy!

Cole_Robbie · March 29, 2016

love the picture of the two of you, you both look so happy!

I thought the same thing.

What price did you put on your dwarfs at market? I was thinking $2, 3 for $5 for mine in 4" pots.

imp · March 29, 2016

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Imp you can use cinder blocks and a sheet of plywood to add a 2nd tier but the plywood needs to be tight so the wheel wells in the bed keep it from collapsing.then bungee the cinder blocks in the 4 corners so the don't move. Still an iffy setup but I have used it before in a pinch.

You made me have another brain toot...

What if, big IF ( and if I ever got really into selling plants or produce) i "glued" two cinder blocks together, solid side to solid side x 4 pairs to give a lift of about 16 inches more or less, one in each corner of the bed, a plywood sheet cut to fit; cut the plywood sheet in half and be able to make it into a market sign with hinges that are /have wing nuts on one side ( so they can come apart and be the bed shelf).

Maybe like a paint, blackboard paint? so it can be written on? So one gets more use than just as a sign or shelf.

Could maybe use the cinder blocks as a support at the market table for a shelf or to tie to a pop up tent /cover?

I am sure, since it is in my head, that there is several major flaws with this idea. Guys, Tell where I am messing up, please?

Ooops, sorry for going way off topic.

AlittleSalt · March 29, 2016

These are bigger than seedlings. I potted them up last week. I'm going to plant 16 of them. I grew two of each just in case. These are the plants I want to attempt to over-summer in our new raised beds. There are four varieties of bumblebees, three Ambrosias, and some others I am replacing of the ones I over fertilized.

imp · March 29, 2016

good looking!

Ricky Shaw · March 30, 2016

Soon true leaves will start forming and these specially selected young recruits will be getting the cold treatment for two weeks. There's potato leaf and regular, and a couple of indeterminate short internodal varieties. (CosVolkov- Mtn Magic) I'm looking to what degree those may be impacted as well.

Of note: The Rebel Yell is particularly strong seed, both from Wasilla and the MMMM, early and vigorous in all my samplings.

Cole_Robbie · March 30, 2016

My Rebel Yell is looking good, too. I could see the name making it a favorite among my market customers.

Barb_FL · March 30, 2016

BigVanVader - What are those bugs?

BigVanVader · March 30, 2016

Aphids...I think.

Ricky Shaw · March 30, 2016

Rebel Yell has pizzazz, I'll be name dropping it for sure. Stump of the World, not so much.

Cole_Robbie · March 30, 2016

I looked at some of the Bonnie plants at Rural King today. $15.99 for a Big Boy in a 2 gallon pot...LOL what a joke. A lot of the plants were showing cold damage like a few of my own; they were yellow and purple. I noticed the top rack of plants was the most purple.

I only noticed the growth regulator-induced thick stem phenomenon on a few of the larger plants for sale, but on those plants it was obvious. Big Boy isn't supposed to look like a dwarf.

Gardeneer · March 30, 2016

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I looked at some of the Bonnie plants at Rural King today. $15.99 for a Big Boy in a 2 gallon pot...LOL what a joke. A lot of the plants were showing cold damage like a few of my own; they were yellow and purple. I noticed the top rack of plants was the most purple.

I only noticed the growth regulator-induced thick stem phenomenon on a few of the larger plants for sale, but on those plants it was obvious. Big Boy isn't supposed to look like a dwarf.

Joke, it is.

They are selling them in 6" pot for $3.67 plus tax . That is almost 4 bucks.
I am amazed the are selling 2-3 lettuce plant, corn , or some cilantro in 5" pot for $3.65 +tx.
Geez. You can buy a big bunch of cilantro for 50 cent at Asian market.

Gardenee

wildcat62 · March 30, 2016

Almost 4 bucks a plant here also.

Cole_Robbie · March 30, 2016

Yep. $3.95 here, too, for a pot about the size of a solo cup. My plants were $1.50 last year. They are going up to $2 this year. I'm still half the price of the farm store across the street.

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Imp you can use cinder blocks and a sheet of plywood to add a 2nd tier but the plywood needs to be tight so the wheel wells in the bed keep it from collapsing.then bungee the cinder blocks in the 4 corners so the don't move. Still an iffy setup but I have used it before in a pinch.

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Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	love the picture of the two of you, you both look so happy! I thought the same thing. What price did you put on your dwarfs at market? I was thinking $2, 3 for $5 for mine in 4" pots.

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imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	good looking!

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Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	My Rebel Yell is looking good, too. I could see the name making it a favorite among my market customers.

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Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	BigVanVader - What are those bugs?

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Aphids...I think.

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Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	Rebel Yell has pizzazz, I'll be name dropping it for sure. Stump of the World, not so much.

March 30, 2016	#222
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I looked at some of the Bonnie plants at Rural King today. $15.99 for a Big Boy in a 2 gallon pot...LOL what a joke. A lot of the plants were showing cold damage like a few of my own; they were yellow and purple. I noticed the top rack of plants was the most purple. I only noticed the growth regulator-induced thick stem phenomenon on a few of the larger plants for sale, but on those plants it was obvious. Big Boy isn't supposed to look like a dwarf.

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wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	Almost 4 bucks a plant here also.

March 30, 2016	#225
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Yep. $3.95 here, too, for a pot about the size of a solo cup. My plants were $1.50 last year. They are going up to $2 this year. I'm still half the price of the farm store across the street.