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I started some the first week of March...they are doing great, big too. They have been repotted into 3 quart pots, hopefully that will hold them till they go into the garden. I started somemore tomatoes yesterday. I have way too many already, but I keep finding more varieties to try...up to 13...

Everyones plants look great. I have been busy repotting lots of seedlings. I still have alot to repot but here are some that are done and these are all the plants that have made the transition from the house out to the greenhouse and all are doing great. Here are the plants in the greenhouse...

I am finishing up my baking for tomorrow too. I made an apricot coffeecake and a cinnamon sourcream coffeecake for Easter breakfast and working on the yeast dinner rolls now. I love to bake! :love Happy Easter! :bun Christie

SO far so good. I have 10 flats of seedlings that have successfully survived staying out in the greenhouse for the last 3 nights. I am like a mother hen to them. I am in the process of transplanting tomatoes and peppers. Happy Easter everyone! Christie :bun

Squash...all of em. Summer and winter squash. SO far favorite summer is the little scallop bush squash and buttercup is my favorite winter squash. But trying several new varieties this year, so we will see! Then tomatoes,sweet corn Illini extra sweet, lima beans (I eat them right out of the...

I have some bearded Iris's that I got a few years ago. I get some green leaves but they never flower. I have then in areas were they are in part shade some of the day, do they need moved to full sun? Do you think they will bloom if I move them? They are just sending up leaves now, is it...

OK, I am going to have to try the Sweet Dumpling. I will offer: ( All packaged for 2010 unless noted) Green belle pepper- California wonder cauliflower- early snowball Rutabaga- American purple top Parsnips- hollow crown Turnips- purple top Kholarabi- early white vienna Spahgetti squash...

Of course you can. I am going to jump right in and take the blue hubbard squash. I will offer: ** Everything listed is packaged for 2010 unless otherwise noted. Green belle pepper- California wonder Cauliflower- snowball early Turnip- purple top white globe Rutabaga- American purple top...

Thanks for the tip. I have Rossa Bianca Eggplant seedlings and I would hate to lose them to cold temps and I did'nt know they did'nt like cool weather, so they will stay inside awhile longer. Christie :)

Ok, so far the transition to being out in the greenhouse is working out great. I have been letting some trays out during the day, I have been waiting till the temp in the greenhouse is over 60 before I take them out, I try to keep the temp around 70 inside the greenhouse. The first night i...

A very green thumb! :tools

I will take the Black Cherry tomato and offer... Lettuce- sweet leaf mix Green Belle Pepper- California wonder Cauliflower- Snowball early Turnip- purple top white globe Parsnips- hollow crown Rutabaga- American purple top Kohlrabi- early white Vienna Pumpkin- Jack o lantern Squash- spaghetti...

SO it is kinda like growing horseradish??? Thanks for the info too! Christie :D

Is it good? How do you fix it? Is it hard to grow? It looks interesting and sounds like it might be good. I have never had it. Christie :D

Thank you for all the nice compliments. I would not be doing this well if it was'nt for all of you and all your old posts. I have tried to absorb as much knowledge from you all as I can. I just got the 2nd edition of Seed to Seed, now I am trying to read that...it is alittle technical for me...

The tomatoes on top were started from seed on march 3rd., they have literally grown infront of my eyes, just amazing. I have seedlings that were set at different dates, some have grown faster than others. The higher on the rack the faster the growth also, so I try to rotate abit, because the...

Yep, lots of heritage tomatoes...hope to start transitioning them out to the greenhouse this weekend. We had a cold snap this week and decided to wait it out. THe nite temps were below freezing. This weekend is suposed to be upper 30's-low 40's nite temp, so hopefully, won't need too much...

I just have a few... Thank you all for all your help and tips, so far...I will be asking lots more questions and needing lots more advice. I am having lots of fun too! Christie :watering

Any affordable places out there to buy plastic (reusable) nursery pots of all different sizes? I have found a few sources that run between .15 - .45 per pot depending on size. ( I don't need anything over 1 gallon size either!) Ideally looking for 1 quart size to 3 quart size. New or used...

sending you a PM. Christie :D