Re: Planting depth



On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:27:55 -0500 "Linda Lego" <lego@planetkc.com>
writes:
>> On Sun 11 Apr, pattie@juno.com wrote:
>> >      Anyway, I planted three seeds in each 3 inch pot.  One was
>> > planted at 1/4 inch depth.  Another was planted at one inch 
>depth,
>> > and the last one I planted at two inches deep.  I only plan on
>> > keeping one plant in each pot anyway, so what the heck.
>> >      I will keep you posted as to what happens. Today is April 
>10th.
>> > Stan            the cheap and lazy gardener
>> >                     Boulder Co.     Zone 6
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> What if they come up the same height,as many things do, you won't 
>know
>> which is which. Allan
>>
>> --
>>
>> Allan Day  Hereford  allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
>>
>
>Heehee... I bet he already has them marked on the outside of the pot 
>or some
>other way where he can tell which is which by where it comes up within 
>the
>pot.
>
>And Stan, welcome back from Mars.  A little on the dry side for 
>growing
>earth vegetables as I recall.
>
>Linda

Thank you for giving me credit for having half a brain.  Allen
didn't give me credit because he knows me better.  (People
turn to Allen for help, not to me).  
     After all was done, I even surprised myself in that I did mark
everything, but with my inattention to detail, I probably used
disappearing ink.
     And Kitt, that is a great idea about letting the seedlings get
hardened off to the wind just like we try to harden them off to
the temperature.  I never thought of that.
     As far as replanting them.  Last year I started a number of
tomato plants way too early in peat pots.  When each got a
little too big, I sliced another empty peat pot down the side and
wrapped it around the plant's stem (pulling off leaves when
necessary). and sitting on the peat pot below.
 I then secured it closed with a twist tie and filled it
with planting mix.  By the time I was able to transplant to
my garden, I believe each had six or seven peat pots each.
They looked like little palm trees.  I transplanted them into
a deep hole and they grew great.  I won't do that again only
because it is too much trouble.
Stan            the cheap and lazy gardener
                    Boulder Co.     Zone 6

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