While I‘m officially on a seed ban for the remainder of the year (though my wishlist is still growing), the damage has already been done and I‘m in distress trying to figure out where the hell to put all of these babies.
This is 3x 90 varieties -> 270 plants + about 20 x 13 varieties that I saved last year‘s seeds from to see if I could grow them to give away to friends and family.
(Varieties listed in the last 3 slides)
For the ones we‘re planning on keeping I sowed 1 seed per cell, the ones meant to be given away were sown in multiple seeds per cell with the intent to transplant them into individual pots. They were all planted only 2 days apart.
The ones we‘re planning on keeping I sowed 1 seed per cell, the ones meant to be given away were sown in multiple seeds per cell with the intent to transplant them into individual pots. They were all planted only 2 days apart.
While I‘m sure I‘ll lose some of the 2nd gen ones because I transplanted them too early, there‘ll still be a whole lot of them.
However I don’t think I‘ll be taking that approach again – while initially space saving, repotting them took forever and the 2nd gen seedlings are significantly smaller than the ones that started out in their own cell from the get go, despite every other variable being the same.
They‘ll likely (hopefully) catch up but still.
I‘m excited to see how everything will progress, in the meantime I‘ll be ~~stressing~~ planning where the hell to put all of these plants, if you have any suggestions I‘m all ears, I‘ve added an „illustration“ of the space more or less available to me plus the size of the planters I have (I was thinking two plants per rectangular planter; please excuse the mess)
Happy growing everyone 🍅
by OnlyBetterFromHere
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This makes me feel better about my own tendency to plant more seeds than I can use! They do look healthy however. Well done! BTW, those wooden label stakes look outstanding!
Dam you’re so organized! Is this just for a business or like a homestead? I wouldn’t know what to do with all those plants
Wow you started early. Are you in Germany? I’m further south but closer to the mountains and will start seeding next week. What lights are you using?
Wow. And I was overwhelmed with tomatoes from 8 plants last summer.
I know its not really related but whats the purpose of the pipe attached to the underside of your roof with the chains hanging from it?
They look beautiful. So healthy!
When did you first plant seeds and then how long until your second picture?
Wow Looking good! Great varieties and the plants look very healthy!
Since there are still several weeks left, I suggest spacing them out more later to prevent stretching., and use support sticks (40-50cm). You might also want to consider extra grow lights to maintain this quality and prevent leggy plants.
Hope you wil keep us updated! 🍅🌱