I really need to stop following my zone area info online and listen to the home gardeners at work. I can't put these guys in the ground for another week at least.
by testedgnat
18 Comments
snow-haywire
This was me last year, I feel your pain haha
Rheila
Yikes and I was worrying about how big mine were getting already. At least they aren’t this big, lol. I do have another month and a half here in northern Alberta… so they might be by then, actually
Ok_Beyond_66
You can bury the steam and just leave the top 12 inches out of the ground. I guess lay them down or get a pole shovel.
DaveyoSlc
The problem definitely isn’t how old they are.
tenshillings
This has been a wild year getting to the last frost date in zone 6. I’m usually well into hardening off my plants at this point. Best of luck!
resonanteye
you can bury em deep, the stems will root just like tomatoes. mine are also monstrous
tomatocrazzie
Zones are largely meaningless for most vegetables. It is useful for trees and woody plants. Case in point, I am in Seattle, which is 8a. Also in 8a? Atlanta.
Icedcoffeeee
This happened to me one Summer. And everything turned out great!
Make a note in your calendar and start them a few weeks later next year.
damnilovelesclaypool
They are that big because they aren’t getting enough light
3DMakaka
They’re not big, just leggy..
finsfurandfeathers
The problem is the lack of light. They’re leggy. If you had good grow lights they wouldn’t be as tall
Acceptable-Suit6462
Oh wow send me one 😭 I really wanted tomatillos but I killed my seedlings and it’s too late to restart. I envy you and your tomatillos
Scared_Tax470
The first thing is to follow frost dates, not zone. Anyone giving you planting dates based on zone is very incorrect. Zones are only based on average annual low temperatures, so they’re only useful for deciding which perennial plants will survive your winter. They have nothing to do with actual frost dates or seasonal weather. Finding a more accurate calendar with your local area’s real frost dates will help!
PraiseTheRiverLord
Always want to grow them, always forget 😕
Luckily the farm up the street from me sells them!
denvergardener
You didn’t start them too early. You just didn’t give them enough light.
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This was me last year, I feel your pain haha
Yikes and I was worrying about how big mine were getting already. At least they aren’t this big, lol. I do have another month and a half here in northern Alberta… so they might be by then, actually
You can bury the steam and just leave the top 12 inches out of the ground. I guess lay them down or get a pole shovel.
The problem definitely isn’t how old they are.
This has been a wild year getting to the last frost date in zone 6. I’m usually well into hardening off my plants at this point. Best of luck!
you can bury em deep, the stems will root just like tomatoes. mine are also monstrous
Zones are largely meaningless for most vegetables. It is useful for trees and woody plants. Case in point, I am in Seattle, which is 8a. Also in 8a? Atlanta.
This happened to me one Summer. And everything turned out great!
Make a note in your calendar and start them a few weeks later next year.
They are that big because they aren’t getting enough light
They’re not big, just leggy..
The problem is the lack of light. They’re leggy. If you had good grow lights they wouldn’t be as tall
Oh wow send me one 😭 I really wanted tomatillos but I killed my seedlings and it’s too late to restart. I envy you and your tomatillos
The first thing is to follow frost dates, not zone. Anyone giving you planting dates based on zone is very incorrect. Zones are only based on average annual low temperatures, so they’re only useful for deciding which perennial plants will survive your winter. They have nothing to do with actual frost dates or seasonal weather. Finding a more accurate calendar with your local area’s real frost dates will help!
Always want to grow them, always forget 😕
Luckily the farm up the street from me sells them!
You didn’t start them too early.
You just didn’t give them enough light.
The dirt on your window blocks a lot of light.
They’re reaching…
You need to buy some grow lights for next year