Popular Post MickinMD ★ Posted March 24 Popular Post Share #1 Posted March 24 Recovering after a week of medication-induced stomach hell and the soreness slowly going away, I've been passing some time and challenging my getting-glaucoma eyes to find some tiny things hidden among others. This is the time of year when I've planted veggies seeds and pray to Mother Earth they germinate and nervously watch for sprouts. Two seeds (sometimes 3 if two stuck together) were planted in each and every cell. I was worried I wasn't seeing any New Ace Bell Peppers - they grow real big and blocky and one plant grew 12 for me last year vs 5-10 for the avg. bell pepper plant. This morning I spied the giveaway upside-down-U shape of a sprout breaking the surface (see arrow). I hope the other 3 New Ace seeds I planted soon sprout. The rest here is a long report on the rest of the seeds for those interested. The four cells in front of the New Ace are also green-then-red-when-ripe bell peppers, the wonderful Lady Bell Peppers - where one plant grew 25 peppers for me last year, mostly 3-4". Four are up and I expect the other four to follow. I need to grow more than the original 6 reds planned because people are suddenly asking me for red bell peppers. It's easy to scoop out 2" high sprouts with a teaspoon and move them to new cells without them wilting. too. The five sprouts in the front-right front-four cells are Flavorburst Bell Pepper plants whose peppers start off lime green then mature to a golden yellow and the pepper has some citrusy tastes. Three are spoken for. The back two behind the Flavorbursts are Islander Bell Peppers that start green and ripen to a beautiful lavender-purple. Varieties I've never grown can cause worry. The four 6-cell trays below are all new to me. I planted twelve tomatillo seeds in the front-left 6 cells on March 15th and none have germinated. The seed company sites say they germinate in 5-7 days at 65-85° where apparently they just copied tomato information. But go to the various state university agriculture sites and you see 80° and 10-21 days. So I moved them to a warmer, 83° pepper 1020 large tray and hopefully will see results soon. The back two 6-cell-trays are doing fine: Eggplant on the left and Jalapeno Peppers on the right. Except for Jalapeno and Peppigrande, the pointed sweet pepper seeds I planted are slow to germinate. with none of the Golden Marconi seeds germinating in three of the back cells in the right-front 6-cell-tray. There are two Orange Blaze Bell Pepper sprouts in the front. They may grow more than the normal number of peppers but slightly undersized where one pepper is the perfect amount for a typical salad for me. My tomato shelf is coming along well 9 days after seeds were planted. The Cherry Tomatoes in the left 1020 are doing well, Sun Golds, Sun Peaches, Yellow Pears, Isis Candys, and Blushes. The Beefsteak Tomatoes in the right 1020 are coming along slower but ok. There are three sprouts of the original Sudduth version of Brandywine tomatoes in the front-4 left cells and six sprouts of the 1923 Abe Lincoln in the front-4 right cells. Brandywine is considered by many, including me, THE best-tasting beefsteak tomato and nothing else I've tasted comes close. A company called Buckabee's, developed and marketed the Abe Lincoln in 1923. After it went out of business, it was thought this heirloom was lost. An attempt at a close version, called the 1975 Abe Lincoln, is on the market but, since then, the original 1923 versions seeds were found and it's been flourishing in the 2000's. So I've got to plant one. The rest of the beefsteaks are Carbon, Oxheart, Early Girl, Polish Soldacki, Lillian's Yellow, and Black Krim, none of which I've ever grown so this will be fun! 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 24 Share #2 Posted March 24 9 minutes ago, MickinMD said: Black Krim I grew some of those a while ago and they are fun! Very pretty and tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted March 24 Share #3 Posted March 24 Those seedlings look great Mick ! I'm not starting seeds this year, cutting back on the gardening and I'll just buy a few pepper and tomato plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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