tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post4930074561250239178..comments2023-08-21T15:49:17.685-07:00Comments on In Lee's Garden Now: Tomato Sowing, and MoreLee Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-87376128914766464902013-05-31T08:58:32.575-07:002013-05-31T08:58:32.575-07:00My reasons are twofold. First, less space is requi...My reasons are twofold. First, less space is required for the week or or that there's a lot of seeds germinating in flats. They can be sown quite closely at this stage. And second, when I prick them out, I set them deep enough so just their first leaves are at ground level. This makes them less leggy. Legginess could result from insufficient light while waiting for all the seeds to sprout. By burying the tiny seedlings up to their leaves, the problem is solved.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-20565537245080535622013-05-30T11:36:31.486-07:002013-05-30T11:36:31.486-07:00Why do you start your seeds in flats rather than d...Why do you start your seeds in flats rather than directly into pots?Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-99848275545156262013-04-26T07:41:48.449-07:002013-04-26T07:41:48.449-07:00I'm trying some new varieties this year - but ...I'm trying some new varieties this year - but looking forward to some of my favs from last year which were Big Rainbow and Jersey Giant. I'm growing the Amish Paste as well for making my sauces. My new varieties include some whites (Great White & White Queen), Purple Russian, Sub Arctic Plenty (want to see if it lasts longer in the fall than the others - here in NW Ohio) and 2 from Wild Boar Farm - Indigo Apple and Pork Chop. I make a lot of fresh salsa in the summer and look forward to having a great diversity of color with the tomatoes alone. I start mine in my basement in early March under grow lights, they are growing nicely and even a few have some buds starting. P Yehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502494859897228421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-78753532437825357132013-04-21T08:42:57.296-07:002013-04-21T08:42:57.296-07:00My guess is that grafted tomatoes probably do do b...My guess is that grafted tomatoes probably do do better. I was sent some samples which I think I planted, but can't remember where or what happened. The fact is that I get plenty of tomatoes from what I plant so don't bother with grafting.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-69933918157101744212013-04-21T08:41:04.674-07:002013-04-21T08:41:04.674-07:00Here on this side of the Hudson Valley, late bligh...Here on this side of the Hudson Valley, late blight was not a problem last year.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-2912885945352412822013-04-20T17:36:07.133-07:002013-04-20T17:36:07.133-07:00Have you tried the grafted tomatoes? Burpee's ...Have you tried the grafted tomatoes? Burpee's catalogue has a grafted Brandywine pink, which I've heard described as a fantastic tomato, but (ungrafted) a shy bearer. I can't justify the expense until I hear a few more success stories, or better yet, hard data from an unbiased source. Hmm, perhaps the UW Agricultural Research Station would do a trial.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276995787173932700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-5968306676084788222013-04-20T04:40:33.631-07:002013-04-20T04:40:33.631-07:00In 2012 late blight hit my garden at Vassar Farm 7...In 2012 late blight hit my garden at Vassar Farm 7/30 and at home on 8/15. The only survivor was my single Mountain Magic plant which made it to frost despite bad septoria.<br /><br />This year my selection includes a plum at 70 days (I'm hoping to harvest my canning tomatoes before late blight hits), 3 late blight resistant varieties (Mountain Magic, Defiant, and Jasper), plus Sungold which I refuse to give up. Also one Opalka plant - all the space I want to risk on a plant which might not survive to harvest.<br /><br />I have my fingers crossed that LB does not hit the Hudson Valley this year - but I'll also watch the map at USAblight.org and keep my copper spray handy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com