Propagation: Plant propagation part XVII based on my own experience, 1 by evelyn_inthegarden

evelyn_inthegarden wrote:
Sharon ~ You are planting in 100° weather? It is 90° here now, so I won't be sending anything to anyone this week either....it may be hotter tomorrow. I will be lucky to get everything watered. I was hoping to start some seeds again, but not until I plant everything sitting in the nursery...it is just a temporary spot, not a permanent nursery.

Jeanette ~ Are you going to show us your "pretties"?

Dawn ~ Yes, a picture would be good...maybe one of us will recognize it...

Dave ~ You are right about the tomatoes in hot weather...mine are in sun, but not all day. ( I always wondered why the intensity of light was called footcandle - maybe you can tell us....)

JB ~ You have rain? The last rain we got was a few days ago and it really was very little as there was no moisture down past an inch of soil, but at least it was cool...not any more...I like winter better than summer, even with snow and cold weather...I just would have liked to have more than one week of spring, but we take what we get...I don't think I cound live in FL with all the humidity. At least the heat is dry here, like the desert. Now, San Diego is nice...I do miss the beach. That is the only thing I miss about SoCA. Did you use the pantyhose to catch the seeds?

Well I did finally get the back porch cleaned off, since I want to start seeds again...and now it is too hot, so I will just have to wait. I guess I will catch up on my journal and recap what did well and what did not. I just know that I lost a lot to too little watering during winter, especially if the seedlings were on heat. Also, I sowed my peppers way too late as they never caught up with the tomatoes...I planted them in the square foot garden anyway. I sowed too many tomatoes, but I WILL find places for them...The eggplants are also quite small. I need to sow the cilantro. (And sow beans and squash...) I spent so much time on those SFG's but they are looking quite nice now and the tastiest lettuce I ever grew. Maybe it was the late cold weather? Or that they were planted later? I don't know....

Mariposa Lily - Calochortus