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What in the world am I going to do now?
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nidiyao
camprn
Lavender Debs
happyfrog
dixie
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What in the world am I going to do now?
What was I thinking? 3 x 72 = 216, right? I've got about 216 tomato plants & almost as many pepper plants. I tried some different varieties this year & I planted 2-3 seeds "just in case" in each cell of a 72 cell container. God blessed & nearly every one of them sprouted & growing strong. I know, I could use scissors & cut all but 1 in each cell, but that's against my nature. I'm going to start repotting them today & I'll probably lose some of them. If nothing happens I'll be begging people to take plants. The old garden spot has been plowed, I guess most of them will go there, will keep about a dozen in my boxes.
Tomatoes:
Opalka
Gold Medal
Isis Candy
Early Cascade
Family heirloom
Red grape
Jerry's German Giant
German Pink
Orange banana
Homestead
Peppers:
Tam Jalapeno
Pepperoncini
Ancho
Emerald Giant
Jalapeno
Cascabella
Serrano
Big dipper
Tomatoes:
Opalka
Gold Medal
Isis Candy
Early Cascade
Family heirloom
Red grape
Jerry's German Giant
German Pink
Orange banana
Homestead
Tam Jalapeno
Pepperoncini
Ancho
Emerald Giant
Jalapeno
Cascabella
Serrano
Big dipper
Re: What in the world am I going to do now?
i had a similar problem - solved it by offering on freecycle my 'extras'. i only need/want/desire 2-3 cherry tomatoes and ended up with close to 2 dozen seedlings from the 20cent packet. . . i repotted and kept 6 - gave away the rest. when it's closer to end of may, i will pick the 2-3 biggest, strongest looking plants and will give away the rest again.
it's an idea.
i met some great folks that way who are also into gardening and were most intrigued by my sfg . .. got them thinking about a different way to garden. ..
happy sprouting!
gardening is such a fun and easy hobby!
and for the most part, gentle on the budget.
it's an idea.
i met some great folks that way who are also into gardening and were most intrigued by my sfg . .. got them thinking about a different way to garden. ..
happy sprouting!
gardening is such a fun and easy hobby!

happyfrog-
Posts : 625
Join date : 2010-03-04
Location : USA
Re: What in the world am I going to do now?
A happy dilemma!
I did not start nearly as many as Betty Anne did but I do have far too many and I'm not sure that I have anyplace to till. I want to start replacing my lawn with food but the lawn was rolled in and the plastic netting is still just an inch or so under the sod.
My plan is to either put up a notice by the front walk that I have too many tomato starts and for .50 each they can go home with you OR to have a garage sale and set them out with descriptions.
Deborah ....who didn't think that people in Tomato country grew Cascade.
I did not start nearly as many as Betty Anne did but I do have far too many and I'm not sure that I have anyplace to till. I want to start replacing my lawn with food but the lawn was rolled in and the plastic netting is still just an inch or so under the sod.
My plan is to either put up a notice by the front walk that I have too many tomato starts and for .50 each they can go home with you OR to have a garage sale and set them out with descriptions.
Deborah ....who didn't think that people in Tomato country grew Cascade.
Re: What in the world am I going to do now?
I know I am going to have extra and plan to donate them to my local WIC or Food Pantry.Lavender Debs wrote:A happy dilemma!
I did not start nearly as many as Betty Anne did but I do have far too many and I'm not sure that I have anyplace to till. I want to start replacing my lawn with food but the lawn was rolled in and the plastic netting is still just an inch or so under the sod.
My plan is to either put up a notice by the front walk that I have too many tomato starts and for .50 each they can go home with you OR to have a garage sale and set them out with descriptions.
Deborah ....who didn't think that people in Tomato country grew Cascade.
Re: What in the world am I going to do now?
Awesome (and duh) camp (are you a nurse?). I give to the food bank but didn't think about giving starts. That is terrific!
Deborah ....wonders why she didn't think of that. Glad you did.
Deborah ....wonders why she didn't think of that. Glad you did.
Re: What in the world am I going to do now?
Maybe set up tray or two at a local farmer's market saying "free starts", or at the library, or outside your church door. Actually, I love the freecycle idea, I really like to meet local gardeners!'
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nidiyao-
Posts : 56
Join date : 2010-03-25
Age : 64
Location : Indianapolis, US
tomatoes
It didn't take as long as I feared & I got all the tomatoes repotted, will tackle the peppers later in the week.
Re: What in the world am I going to do now?
Deborah - TILL??? didn't you read the rules about this being a family forum? And yet you speak this way in public???


martha-
Posts : 2188
Join date : 2010-03-03
Age : 66
Location : Acton, Massachusetts Zone 5b/6a
Re: What in the world am I going to do now?
Yup, I'm a nurse. I've been at it for more than 20 years. Goodness, where does the time go?Lavender Debs wrote:Awesome (and duh) camp (are you a nurse?). I give to the food bank but didn't think about giving starts. That is terrific!
Deborah ....wonders why she didn't think of that. Glad you did.

Re: What in the world am I going to do now?
My friends at work are also into gardening, we swap varieties with each other and give away our spare plants to each other at planting time. I only plant 2-3 spare pots as seed germination is pretty reliably most of the time; I only put 2 seeds per pot and either snip the weak one off or transplant it if it is strong into another pot that didn't germinate. I ask around when I plant seeds to see if others would like some of whatever I am planting, if they do I plant enough extras to share. They do the same in return.
Not everyone has time or lights to start their own plants, so those of that do just share our extras so our coworkers don't need to buy theirs at the nursery.
We also swap seeds with each other, so we can use them up while they're fresh. We all take turns buying the seed! Some co-workers supply the seed and I'll start them some in return.
Not everyone has time or lights to start their own plants, so those of that do just share our extras so our coworkers don't need to buy theirs at the nursery.
We also swap seeds with each other, so we can use them up while they're fresh. We all take turns buying the seed! Some co-workers supply the seed and I'll start them some in return.
bullfrogbabe-
Posts : 189
Join date : 2010-03-03
Age : 51
Location : Petawawa, Ontario, Canada Zone 4a
Re: What in the world am I going to do now?


camprn wrote:I know I am going to have extra and plan to donate them to my local WIC or Food Pantry.
That's a cool idea. It reminds me of a few years ago in our area a guy decided he didn't see any use to having a lawn. So he ripped out his front lawn and replaced it all with tomato plants. Then he donated the tomatoes to the food bank.
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Posts : 249
Join date : 2010-03-03
Location : Salt Lake City, UT

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