today i am starting tom thumb lettuce, bloomsdale spinach and some cheese peppers
in a candy box. i find they are easier to care for and then i will repot into 2 1/2 containers.
finally starting some seeds
Neat idea !! The kids don't know it but the pudding cups I bought them as a treat were really because I thought hey those will make nice little pots for seedlings....lol.
What soil mix are you using ??
What are cheese peppers ?? Are they hot or mild ??
~Julie
I have grown both Tom Thumb lettuce and Bloomsdale spinach. Nice choice. They also work well in container gardens. I sow lettuce directly in 12" pots (I had trouble transplanting it). It grows fast and is fairly cold tolerant (at least some varieties). Easy to sow directly. On the other hand, peppers have to be started indoors.
Nice way to recycle a candy box!
Greenkat,
What happens to the spinach if not direct sowed? You said you had trouble transplanting. I was gonna start seedlings...Just curious, as I'm a newbie with Space Spinach seeds to sow. I planned to do it in mid-April. I'm in Zone 9a.
Gymgirl , Spinach is a cool weather crop. hates heat. I can't get away with sowing it in April and I have a later spring. mine is already started. Teton, Bloomdale, and Skookum. A fall planting does pretty well if you you can find a cool enough spot to get germination. It will overwinter here.
farmer dill - the seed package statesthat this spinace can be sowed spring, summer and fall. don't know if i believe it but i thought i would give in a try. first time trying spinach. i will try to start some outdoors also because we all know what happens when you put spinace in a pot to cook ---five plants would probably yield 3 servings. LOL
julie - i used gardners delight seed starting formula. i used it for the first time last year and was very pleased with the results. bought two large bags for five dollars at a store called the christmas shop. they seem to sell everything there.
julie - sorry i didn't answer you about the cheese peppers. "zack" from the pepper forum sent me the seeds. i was looking for seeds for the large round green peppers that you see in the store in jars and they are stuffed with breadcrumbs. he told me that he had ordered the same thing but he got what he said were cheese peppers but that they are the same thing i was looking for. figured i would give it a try.
Herbie, you may be able to have summer spinach in New York. But Georgia Is the hottest place east of Texas. It won't stand temp of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Ours frequently exceed that in June.
Herbie, that is such a coooooool idea!!!!!!! Good luck with your seeds.
Farmerdill is right.
We always had great spinach up in Long Island but the heat is just too brutal here. I am going to try a fall planting this year again. My planting last year was so-so.
Still trying to get used to Georgia's seasons.
Hi Herbie!
Hope you are dooing well. You are one inventive guy!
I'm growing a pepper called Tennessee Cheese this year. Think they are the same. Territorial said they are a "pimento" type pepper
BB
bb - nicew to talk to you again. zack told me that these peppers are round and made for stuffing. i hope he's right. if not will try again next season.
i saw your pics. everything is looking good.
Gymgirl, start spinach October through mid-Feb. The rest of the year, it is just too hot. Same with most lettuces. One thing you still have time to start for greens would be Swiss Chard.