I moved here 20 years ago. Most of the neighborhood makes a ritual out of buying plants from a local who has a green house. But the grandchildren of the Homesteaders of this property told me , “ Mabel always just planted her tomato seeds outdoors.” OK, maybe the people who buy plants have tomatoes a week or two before me. I can live with that. I think this works better And is much easier.
Great article with such a welcoming tone. This is where I am finally at with my gardening. Also, once you start saving your own seeds, you have tons to play around with!
Ha. In a very short season, on a north-facing slope that can and HAS gotten killing frost into July, things like longer-germination herbs or peppers need extra lead time to get anywhere. We really don't have more than 90 days in our location, if we are realistic.
I moved here 20 years ago. Most of the neighborhood makes a ritual out of buying plants from a local who has a green house. But the grandchildren of the Homesteaders of this property told me , “ Mabel always just planted her tomato seeds outdoors.” OK, maybe the people who buy plants have tomatoes a week or two before me. I can live with that. I think this works better And is much easier.
She definitely knew something because I too love a good self sown tomato plant!
Great article with such a welcoming tone. This is where I am finally at with my gardening. Also, once you start saving your own seeds, you have tons to play around with!
Yes! And it’s so fun to do so.
Ha. In a very short season, on a north-facing slope that can and HAS gotten killing frost into July, things like longer-germination herbs or peppers need extra lead time to get anywhere. We really don't have more than 90 days in our location, if we are realistic.
I love this.
I decided I'm going to mostly direct sow.
after doing a lot indoors that didn't end up working out because I got tired of waiting
Im experimenting with different seeds