Ugh I am a bit disappointed in my winter sowing adventure this year! First time of course. I thought I did everything right. I had the pop bottles cut and many holes drilled in the bottom - I made sure there was at least 4 inches of soil in the bottom. We have had wonderful warm temps here for several days (short and t-shirt weather) and yet nothing has sprouted in my jugs....I am guessing if nothing has come up by now - it won't? I am zone 4. Can anyone offer some input as to why it didn't work???
I think my winter sowing project bombed!!!! Ideas??
Patience: Out of 40 jugs I only had about 3 showing anything - some popies and malva. That of course was just before this weekend!Sowed about March 1. I felt the same as you but our WS expert says we need more warm weather.
Really??? Ok I won't give up just yet then.....thanks fancy. I just figured something should be showing by now......
Hey wait!!!!! Just today I noticed that my snapdragons have emerged!!! Just little teeny tiny babies!!! OMG I am excited - nothing else yet.....still waiting on coreopsis and nasturtiums....
Congratulations on your first winter sowing babies :-)
isn't it exciting when we have new babies of any variety and such a lift when a project you thought was a dud turns out not - way to go
Temperature and sunshine are not cooperating this year so far.
"the seeds will know when to germinate"
Be patient!
This message was edited Apr 24, 2008 10:44 PM
I almost returned one batch to the soil bag - over a month and nothing happening.
Just when I had determined to do that, I saw faint threads emerging.
It was the cherry and wild pineapple tomatoes. I'm not sure which is which now, as I used one side of the can for each type and have forgotten, so it'll be a surprise.
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do not know the wild pineapple tomato - have you grown it before?
I've tried growing it before, but always gave up before it sprouted. This year may be its first run, and that's only if the squirrels and raccoons don't get all the fruit before I do.
Apparently this is not a true tomato, but a tomatillo - but it sounded really interesting, so I'm wanting to try it.
if it is a tomatillo you do have to have two of them because they do not self pollinate
i have grown them often and love them but have never heard them called pineapple tomato altho i can understand it from their flavour
awesome for salsas