How does your garden grow?

[Larro Darro]

Oh man...you know you just cant beat mother nature.

2 seasons ago I went thru the process to save seeds from a tomato following some seed saving directions I read... fermenting the juices, soaking, rinsing etc. Never did get any germination either after I planted them and now tonight I had 3 nice tomatoes still left from the very last greenhouse pick down at work before we cleaned out the plants sometime back in late Oct. Yup really

And so when I went to cut up two of them (both had started to go bad) low and behold I saw something bright green sticking up in a cut up piece of tomato. At first I thought it was worm , BUT it turned out to be a germinated seed and the green was the sprout! Can hardly believe it!

How I save tomato seeds is to freeze an over ripe tomato. In the spring, thaw it out and cut into about four slices. Cover them with a little potting soil and wait for the sprouts to pop.

 

[DFB]

How I save tomato seeds is to freeze an over ripe tomato. In the spring, thaw it out and cut into about four slices. Cover them with a little potting soil and wait for the sprouts to pop.

Interesting...might have to try that!

 

[Larro Darro]

Interesting...might have to try that!

The tomato provides moister and nutrients to the sprouts. But there will be a lot of sprouts close together. Another way is to thaw the tomato, squish it up and spread it around the tray before adding the potting soil. That will spread out the sprouts better.

 

[lakngulf]

The tomato provides moister and nutrients to the sprouts. But there will be a lot of sprouts close together. Another way is to thaw the tomato, squish it up and spread it around the tray before adding the potting soil. That will spread out the sprouts better.

Never heard of that method. I use the old squeeze the seeds out, let them ferment, separate from gunk, and spread on paper plate to dry.

 

[DFB]

Can you believe it Dec 6 and it was +50F degrees here in Vermont today. Still it was a frosty +27F early this morning though.


Got the tractor out. Worked my compost pile over and rototilled my garden under.

Also picked up my mail at the box and found the new Rupp's seed catalog had come yesterday.

Yup good day indeed!

 

[Duwop]

Harvested one bushel of broccoli today, processed and in the freezer. Wife and I are going to do another bushel tomorrow.

 

[TomSeller]

Also picked up my mail at the box and found the new seed catalog had come yesterday.

Yikes!!!! it is that time of year, isn't it?

 

[Larro Darro]

Harvested one bushel of broccoli today, processed and in the freezer. Wife and I are going to do another bushel tomorrow.

I got a late start, but the broccoli seems to like greenhouse. The tomatoes not so much. I'm having to pick them as soon as they start turning.

I transplanted a tray of Swiss chard, some scallions and cilantro that got moved out from under the lights due to overcrowding, and a few more pepper plants that lived through the two nights of frost we had a while back. Did a whole lot of sweating in the greenhouse.

 

[DFB]

Rain all day here so prepping my gladiolus bulbs today.

Cutting the stems back and cleaning the old roots off. Good and dry now, probably will store them all in a mesh bag for good circulation when I get done though,

Last year I planted them early in May and was so dry they never did pop up until decent rain finally came almost a full month later!




Still need to count them all up...hoping for at least 300+ this year

 

[Larro Darro]

Rain all day here so prepping my gladiolus bulbs today.

Cutting the stems back and cleaning the old roots off. Good and dry now, probably will store them all in a mesh bag for good circulation when I get done though,

Last year I planted them early in May and was so dry they never did pop up until decent rain finally came almost a full month later!

View attachment 451361


Still need to count them all up...hoping for at least 300+ this year

The farm just south of us used to have about half of their 1000 acre spread in glads. They said they couldn't compete with the glads coming up out of Mexico. They would come on the market early and drive the prices down.They do a little of everything with the land now. Sod, wheat, cotton, hay and cows. But you will still see a few volunteer glads out in the fields where they have hung on. Always loved watching them grow.