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Silver_Surfer's season starts
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Thanks fellas. I'm thinking I may have planted too early. I just hope spring comes early and March is mild. 
The plants are really enjoying this weather and have been placed outdoors for the past several days.
C. Annuums in the center tray @ 23 days from seed are already over taking the 10 day older C. Chinense in outer 2 trays planted 33 days ago on 1-20-11.
The 2.5" pots are already getting too small, roots are exiting the bottom and it's about time to pot up again.
The plants are really enjoying this weather and have been placed outdoors for the past several days.
C. Annuums in the center tray @ 23 days from seed are already over taking the 10 day older C. Chinense in outer 2 trays planted 33 days ago on 1-20-11.
The 2.5" pots are already getting too small, roots are exiting the bottom and it's about time to pot up again.
Thanks guys.
I didn't get them in the garden last year until April, but hope to get them in the ground at the end of March this season. I think we'll have an early Spring this year; I'm counting on it.
This is the 4th day they have spent some time outdoors. The first day they stayed outside about 90 minutes, 2nd day 3 hours, yesterday they stayed outside from around 7AM until 4PM (mostly cloudy all day but light wind) and today they'll stay out all day too (it's sunny today), but the porch roof will shield them from direct sun starting around 12:30PM.
I didn't get them in the garden last year until April, but hope to get them in the ground at the end of March this season. I think we'll have an early Spring this year; I'm counting on it.
This is the 4th day they have spent some time outdoors. The first day they stayed outside about 90 minutes, 2nd day 3 hours, yesterday they stayed outside from around 7AM until 4PM (mostly cloudy all day but light wind) and today they'll stay out all day too (it's sunny today), but the porch roof will shield them from direct sun starting around 12:30PM.
Those outdoor family shots look great! They're really well grouped and growing at similar rates. I hope I can fill my trays up like that. Douglah X Scorpion should be incredible!
Thanks all.
Day 36 from seed for some day 26 for others.
Many were starting to get root bound in the 2.5 inch pots so I potted up these 120 plants yesterday.
Catching a few rays after a bad storm passed through here last night.
Day 36 from seed for some day 26 for others.
Many were starting to get root bound in the 2.5 inch pots so I potted up these 120 plants yesterday.
Catching a few rays after a bad storm passed through here last night.
Man OH Man SS... Those beauties are looking great. You are definately off to a great start!! Keep it up! 
millworkman
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Beautiful plants already SS. Mine are sooooo far behind its not even funny anymore.
We also just got over that nasty storm, I didn't sleep at all last night cause the wind and thunder.
We also just got over that nasty storm, I didn't sleep at all last night cause the wind and thunder.
Thanks everyone.
They are at the back of a covered porch that faces east so they were in the shade by around 10:30 this morning. I give them a rest the day after a transplant. They will need to come back indoors tonight, but will get placed farther east tomorrow to give them a longer time in the sun.
My freeze date data:
No frost forecast for the next 10 days, but the plants will sleep indoors anytime the temps drop below 50F. I'll be surprised if we don't get at least 1 more frost sometime in March.
Nice to hear the seeds are doing fine.
They are at the back of a covered porch that faces east so they were in the shade by around 10:30 this morning. I give them a rest the day after a transplant. They will need to come back indoors tonight, but will get placed farther east tomorrow to give them a longer time in the sun.
My freeze date data:
No frost forecast for the next 10 days, but the plants will sleep indoors anytime the temps drop below 50F. I'll be surprised if we don't get at least 1 more frost sometime in March.
Yeah, it's hard to sleep through howling wind and booming thunder with a tornado watch in progress. March usually starts with a bang though.
Thank you guys.
I potted up some more today to #1 pots and snapped a few pics of the roots of some young seedlings after they had spent some time in Pro-Mix BX.
These were planted 1-30-11 and moved from a 72 cell seed flat with Jiffy Mix to 2.5" x 3.5" pots containing Pro-Mix BX 18 days later on 2-17-11. They've spent their life under T5 lights 24/7 and here they are after spending 9 days in BX.
You can see how roots are already filling the 2.5" pot. Some of the larger plants I moved 2 days ago to #1 pots that were planted on the same day had more roots and were really root bound after 1 week in the stuff, but I forgot to take pics. Maybe I'll remember to take a few shots of the tomatoes I started today after they've been introduced to BX.
I potted up some more today to #1 pots and snapped a few pics of the roots of some young seedlings after they had spent some time in Pro-Mix BX.
These were planted 1-30-11 and moved from a 72 cell seed flat with Jiffy Mix to 2.5" x 3.5" pots containing Pro-Mix BX 18 days later on 2-17-11. They've spent their life under T5 lights 24/7 and here they are after spending 9 days in BX.
You can see how roots are already filling the 2.5" pot. Some of the larger plants I moved 2 days ago to #1 pots that were planted on the same day had more roots and were really root bound after 1 week in the stuff, but I forgot to take pics. Maybe I'll remember to take a few shots of the tomatoes I started today after they've been introduced to BX.
