Mid-Atlantic Gardening: 2010 Seed starting in the MA group, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
buttoneer--

I am surprised that you can W-sow Zinnias!!!! I always knew that they needed warmth to germinate????

In your containers--it looks like regular garden soil--the way it is cracked. What did you use?
Is it better to use regular soil in W-sowing rather than a potting mix or even a seed-starter mix???

I transplanted my tomatoes this morning from the small (1") little cells into a deep 6-sell pack.
They were already 2"-3" tall. I can see it now---a repeat of 2008--when they were 12" tall and I had nowhere to keep them under lights....Planted them out in their bed in mid-April--holding my fingers crossed......Only had one cold night--pit 5gal buckets over each one--and they barely fit--they were that tall already!

My 2 Hyacinth bean seedlings were literally root-bound growing in a bathroom cup--they went into a 3.8" pot.
I soaked 2 more--as I want to have 4 to put in this planter by my shed.....

Things are a-growing---I have to keep up with switching things around. The tall ones under one light--and the shorter ones under the other.....It will be an adventure!

You all ready for 75* and 80* this weekend?????? What an Easter Sunday it will be!!!!

Gita

Here's my Tomatoes and basil a couple of days ago....