Baby tomatoes
Tomatoes Are Up
Know what that means? Juicy tomatoes are just around the corner. Yum!
Like any urban farmer, there’s hope that this year will be a bountiful one. This year especially, we are praying that we’ll have a better tomato crop/harvest then last year.
Last season we had a 90% reduction in harvest due to the unusual combination of humidity and heat (thanks to global warming).
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Helen says:
February 22, 2007 at 7:57 amDo you germinate your tomato seeds under grow lights?
jen says:
February 22, 2007 at 9:47 amYeah Tomatoes! Sending wishes for a great harvest this year… I’m craving tomatoes just thinking about them!
In past journal entries you’ve mentioned self-watering tomato (and strawberry) pots – would you share how you do that? I assume it’s not with an olla.
And THANK YOU for all you do share – I’ve gotten so much inspiration and great information from you since I found your site about five months ago. Today I’m planting leafy greens and some flowers, using the planting times on the Moon calendar I got from the Peddler’s Wagon. Thanks again!
Anais says:
February 22, 2007 at 11:27 amHi Helen
Fortunately for us we live in a mild climate so we need to use grow lights. So, the answer is “no we don’t germinate the tomatoes under grow lights.” Instead, we have a sunny south the house where we have set up shelving where we start our seeds using natural sunlight.
Anais says:
February 22, 2007 at 11:36 amHello Jen
Thanks for dropping us a line and posting. Seems that reader’s comments have been dropping of these last couple months. Wonder why?
Anyhow, glad to hear you too have a hankering for some ‘maters.
As for self watering containers. We bought a few Earthboxes about a decade ago and we are still using them – but they are expensive and since then have made our own using plastic tubs and rubbermaids. http://www.pathtofreedom.com/neighborhood/lofiversion/index.php/t322.html (there are links to DIY ones at one of the last postings)
Thanks for the positive comments about the MOON CALENDAR – it’s a really great calendar to have on hand and we love ours too!
Happy (almost) spring!
Anais