Northeast Gardening: Reviewing 2015 Projects and Plants, Challenges and Results, 0 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
Hey Rosemary!

I just germinated the cucumbers I have been buying from my local garden center. What a thrill. Also heirloom colorful carrots, swiss chard, arugula and romaine. Working on spinach. Once you have a light setup it is amazing what you can do. The pic show how big the cucumbers get. And they are delicious. I start them in some big old plastic pots I brought from my former home. The second picture shows them, one to a pot, on May 19.

The third is on July 5th.

The 4th on July 24th.

Being in big plastic buckets keeps them away from the ground and from predators. I don\'t have to treat them for the insects that would come after them, because they never touch the ground. All I do is give them some time released fertilizer and water them on the way to my garage in the morning. They bear enough for a daily cucumber salad, and they bear for months. They are seedless and \"burpless\".

It\'s really nice to get organic produce without paying Whole Foods prices. And a pack of seeds is cheap, so I am continuing to see what I can grow. If I can ever germinate baby bok choi I\'ll be in heaven.

These pics are from 2015 because last year the cucumbers were sold out. I bought another inferior one. Then I realized that the seeds were available. They germinated almost immediately. The seeds go from my lighting setup to my south facing patio and then into the ground.

I am very grateful to my friend, the former owner of my new home, for teaching me how easy it is. Once you have raised flowers from seed you realize that it is the same process, but you actually have more control.