Comments on: Seeding as we go… http://tinyfarmblog.com/seeding-as-we-go/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Tue, 22 May 2012 22:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/seeding-as-we-go/#comment-49733 Mike (tfb) Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:02:44 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=2380#comment-49733 <strong>Mike: </strong>Seeds can take a while to sprout, but two weeks is kinda long for NONE of those to've come up. Especially the tomatoes. Not too wet or too cold (under 65F)? You could wait some more, but maybe consider starting some backups. Also, if Minnesota conditions are anything close to here, you won't be planting out till sometime in May, and that's a long time to keep squash and watermelon seedlings, they only need 3-5 weeks. So you could think about starting a second set closer to your planting out date, in case the first ones get too stretched or pot-bound or whatever. Hope that helps! Mike: Seeds can take a while to sprout, but two weeks is kinda long for NONE of those to’ve come up. Especially the tomatoes. Not too wet or too cold (under 65F)? You could wait some more, but maybe consider starting some backups. Also, if Minnesota conditions are anything close to here, you won’t be planting out till sometime in May, and that’s a long time to keep squash and watermelon seedlings, they only need 3-5 weeks. So you could think about starting a second set closer to your planting out date, in case the first ones get too stretched or pot-bound or whatever. Hope that helps!

]]> By: Mikehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/seeding-as-we-go/#comment-49588 Mike Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:45:39 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=2380#comment-49588 I'm doing something similar.  This is my third year in my new house, second year for a full summer.  Last year was my guinea pig year of making a garden.  I'm in MN and I have to start my stuff indoors if I want to reap a full benefit of the summer so I have about 80 seeds, 30 of them have emerged - it'll be survival of the fittest, my garden is 10x20.  I'm finding something interesting with my stuff.  I have a tray of 3 types of tomatoes, acorn squash, eggplant, dill, watermelon, and peppers.  95% of them have emerged, it's been 3 weeks now, but  my second tray done 2 weeks ago, nothing has come up.  I planted more peppers (different kind), lavendar, and roma tomatoes and nothing has come up yet.  Same prep, same sunlight, etc...I wake up each morning now hoping for an emergence.  I’m doing something similar.  This is my third year in my new house, second year for a full summer.  Last year was my guinea pig year of making a garden.  I’m in MN and I have to start my stuff indoors if I want to reap a full benefit of the summer so I have about 80 seeds, 30 of them have emerged – it’ll be survival of the fittest, my garden is 10×20.  I’m finding something interesting with my stuff.  I have a tray of 3 types of tomatoes, acorn squash, eggplant, dill, watermelon, and peppers.  95% of them have emerged, it’s been 3 weeks now, but  my second tray done 2 weeks ago, nothing has come up.  I planted more peppers (different kind), lavendar, and roma tomatoes and nothing has come up yet.  Same prep, same sunlight, etc…I wake up each morning now hoping for an emergence. 

]]> By: Timhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/seeding-as-we-go/#comment-49503 Tim Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:48:12 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=2380#comment-49503 You have a really nice setup there. We justed moved into this house and we have to remodel it as we go so the garden will have to start out slow this year. We have a couple of weeks before the last frost here so we have some time to plan. You have a really nice setup there. We justed moved into this house and we have to remodel it as we go so the garden will have to start out slow this year. We have a couple of weeks before the last frost here so we have some time to plan.

]]> By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/seeding-as-we-go/#comment-49373 Mike (tfb) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:04:43 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=2380#comment-49373 <strong>Lynn: </strong>You should know, you can never beat the weather!<strong>Kim: </strong>I also keep an eye on the phases of the moon, although I have haven't so far gotten that together. I only have the most simple idea: above ground crops planted in the two weeks before full moon, root crops in the week after, and nothing in the week before the new moon (just pest destruction). I intend to learn a lot more about this...soon. Meanwhile, I always mark up my calendar with the four quarters, and feel like I've got an extra edge when I'm planting in the right phase. :)<strong>janet: </strong>I visited your site and spent quite a while. I love photos of hand work and harvests on farms, I examine every detail, like, how big are those broccoli, what hoes are they using, how are they set up at market, what's in a share. You seem to do a lot of in-field harvest sorting, we've started doing that more the last couple of years, we used to gather and bring everything into the barnyard to sort... I still haven't really toured another market garden in season. Last year, we half-planned a couple of road trips that didn't happen--this year for sure!--but it's amazingly easy (for me, at least) to get tied to the field right through the growing months. Sounds like a great farm that's really built the people side in a natural way. So, REAL winter's just a memory, huh! Lynn: You should know, you can never beat the weather!

Kim: I also keep an eye on the phases of the moon, although I have haven’t so far gotten that together. I only have the most simple idea: above ground crops planted in the two weeks before full moon, root crops in the week after, and nothing in the week before the new moon (just pest destruction). I intend to learn a lot more about this…soon. Meanwhile, I always mark up my calendar with the four quarters, and feel like I’ve got an extra edge when I’m planting in the right phase. :)

janet: I visited your site and spent quite a while. I love photos of hand work and harvests on farms, I examine every detail, like, how big are those broccoli, what hoes are they using, how are they set up at market, what’s in a share. You seem to do a lot of in-field harvest sorting, we’ve started doing that more the last couple of years, we used to gather and bring everything into the barnyard to sort… I still haven’t really toured another market garden in season. Last year, we half-planned a couple of road trips that didn’t happen–this year for sure!–but it’s amazingly easy (for me, at least) to get tied to the field right through the growing months. Sounds like a great farm that’s really built the people side in a natural way. So, REAL winter’s just a memory, huh!

]]> By: janet czarneckihttp://tinyfarmblog.com/seeding-as-we-go/#comment-49332 janet czarnecki Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:13:28 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=2380#comment-49332 Hey, Tiny Farm, really love what you are doing! You are a good photographer (important to me) and I am also from the north--as a former Michigander, I can relate to much of what you write! Keep on keepin" on--Janet Hey, Tiny Farm, really love what you are doing! You are a good photographer (important to me) and I am also from the north–as a former Michigander, I can relate to much of what you write! Keep on keepin” on–Janet

]]> By: inadvertent farmerhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/seeding-as-we-go/#comment-49307 inadvertent farmer Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:17:46 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=2380#comment-49307 I'm trying the same thing...planting most thing every 3 weeks to see what a difference it makes.  We shall both see! Kim I’m trying the same thing…planting most thing every 3 weeks to see what a difference it makes.  We shall both see! Kim

]]> By: Lynnhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/seeding-as-we-go/#comment-49306 Lynn Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:10:31 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=2380#comment-49306 ha. take that weather. you were mentioned but not tagged. ha. take that weather. you were mentioned but not tagged.

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