Comments on: Seed Starting Once Again http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/ Life, Literature, and the Subversive Power of Living Small Thu, 10 May 2012 18:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing. » Blog Archive » We’re seeding a trend here… http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-6547 The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing. » Blog Archive » We’re seeding a trend here… Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:35:29 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/#comment-6547 [...] Despite Montana’s late April snow, Charlotte has been working hard behind the scenes to get her garden ready. Over at her LivingSmall blog, she posted about starting seeds indoors back in March as well as about the annual cleanup of last year’s remains. (Somehow, there’s always something left to clear just before spring planting…) She’s also spent some time reworking her compost system and is waiting for another thaw in order to build a two-bin system (”so far it’s just a pile of pallets in the back alley, and two still-frozen piles of compost-in-progress”) at the back of her lot so that it will be easier to turn the compost as it’s ready. [...] [...] Despite Montana’s late April snow, Charlotte has been working hard behind the scenes to get her garden ready. Over at her LivingSmall blog, she posted about starting seeds indoors back in March as well as about the annual cleanup of last year’s remains. (Somehow, there’s always something left to clear just before spring planting…) She’s also spent some time reworking her compost system and is waiting for another thaw in order to build a two-bin system (”so far it’s just a pile of pallets in the back alley, and two still-frozen piles of compost-in-progress”) at the back of her lot so that it will be easier to turn the compost as it’s ready. [...]

]]> By: maryn http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-5510 maryn Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:01:14 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/#comment-5510 The peppers sound so yummy - but watch out for cross-pollination! Several houses ago I had a garden that was mostly tomatoes, peppers and herbs. I had a lovely long red pepper, semi-hot at best, from friends. It grew true for two years (via my seed-saving - so easy for peppers), and then the third year, whammo, got cross-pollinated with a jalapeno I planted too close by. Owie, was that a surprise. The peppers sound so yummy – but watch out for cross-pollination! Several houses ago I had a garden that was mostly tomatoes, peppers and herbs. I had a lovely long red pepper, semi-hot at best, from friends. It grew true for two years (via my seed-saving – so easy for peppers), and then the third year, whammo, got cross-pollinated with a jalapeno I planted too close by. Owie, was that a surprise.

]]> By: Kelly http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-5509 Kelly Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:01:07 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/#comment-5509 We have a homemade rig in the basement, too, which I hope we'll finish this week so I can get busy planting. So far I have onions, leeks, broccoli, red celery and brussels sprouts. Next up lettuces (about 5 or 6 varieties) and the peppers, tomatoes and eggplants. Too many to name here, but I'll be posting about it on the weekend, I hope. When I watered the trays this morning, the fragrance of the starting mix made me so happy. it's almost here! We have a homemade rig in the basement, too, which I hope we’ll finish this week so I can get busy planting. So far I have onions, leeks, broccoli, red celery and brussels sprouts. Next up lettuces (about 5 or 6 varieties) and the peppers, tomatoes and eggplants. Too many to name here, but I’ll be posting about it on the weekend, I hope.

When I watered the trays this morning, the fragrance of the starting mix made me so happy. it’s almost here!

]]> By: Katie http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-5502 Katie Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:48:32 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/#comment-5502 Oh, yum! Excellent seed starting set up. Reminds me of my basement, growing up. It always had that yummy earth smell... Oh, yum! Excellent seed starting set up. Reminds me of my basement, growing up. It always had that yummy earth smell…

]]> By: cmf http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-5501 cmf Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:59:42 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/#comment-5501 Glad to hear about the Black Cherries -- I also have a tendency to forget between ordering and planting what the characteristics were that I wanted (clearly, I need a better notation system). I know that what I went for this year was early varieties and I've given up all hope of a tomato larger than say, a tennis ball (golf ball is more likely). Our season is just too short. Glad to hear about the Black Cherries — I also have a tendency to forget between ordering and planting what the characteristics were that I wanted (clearly, I need a better notation system). I know that what I went for this year was early varieties and I’ve given up all hope of a tomato larger than say, a tennis ball (golf ball is more likely). Our season is just too short.

]]> By: Jennifer (Baklava Queen) http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-5500 Jennifer (Baklava Queen) Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:55:08 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/03/17/seed-starting-once-again/#comment-5500 Ooooh, Black Cherry tomatoes! I grew those one year and loved them. Sounds like a great set of varieties for all the vegetables! Ooooh, Black Cherry tomatoes! I grew those one year and loved them. Sounds like a great set of varieties for all the vegetables!

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