Show OFF your Seedlings ..2017 - Page 13

BigVanVader · April 3, 2017

Dang Cole that stuff all looks great! I did 2 Dwarf sunflowers per 3/4 gallon pot. You think that will be ok or should I stick to one? I also planted some dwarf double profusion zinnias in that size, three per pot but now I'm thinking one would fill out a pot. Is Sweet Sue good tasting?

Cole_Robbie · April 3, 2017

Thanks, Dab and Van.

Sweet Sue is my favorite yellow tomato to eat. As you can see in the pic from last year, she will blush red when very ripe. Like many of the Dwarfs, production can be stingy, especially in bad weather, but yield is still better than some other dwarf varieties, like Wherokowhai, which I still grow because it is so delicious. Nothing that tastes this sweet is going to make a ton of tomatoes.

Cole_Robbie · April 3, 2017

Oh, and about the sunflowers, I would stick to one per pot. Maybe more will work, but I have not tried it. They do have very aggressive root systems.

BigVanVader · April 3, 2017

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Oh, and about the sunflowers, I would stick to one per pot. Maybe more will work, but I have not tried it. They do have very aggressive root systems.

Yeah from what I read the pot size determines the size of the plant. I hope they transplant ok, after seeing yours in the 4' tall pots I like the way they fill it up quickly.

Oh and I will have to try that one. You sound like me describing Mr. Snow.

Cole_Robbie · April 3, 2017

I have a hard time telling Sweet Sue apart from Mr Snow, but I think Sweet Sue is just a touch sweeter. They are both great varieties.

Randall · April 7, 2017

Broccoli, Kale and Tomatoes

wildcat62 · April 7, 2017

What else is a pool table in a basement for?

Waiting for Spring.....

Won't be long...

Cole_Robbie · April 7, 2017

Plants for market tomorrow morning:

BigVanVader · April 7, 2017

Gorgeous stuff Cole.

loulac · April 8, 2017

I'm sure customers will jump on them. I can see you left the labels in each pot. Why not advise the buyers to tie them to the poles, then write down the names of their prefered varieties and tell you about their likes or dislikes at the end of the season. Most customers enjoy playing their part in the game and will be glad to cooperate. They will come again in 2018 and ask if the same variety is still on sale. Besides it may help you with your selection.

MissS · April 8, 2017

From the looks of those beautiful plants......... you will be Sold Out.

Have a great day!

Ricky Shaw · April 8, 2017

Some great looking seedlings, your stand will be busy today.

Cole_Robbie · April 8, 2017

Thanks, everyone. It was indeed a good morning.

Cole_Robbie · April 8, 2017

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Originally Posted by loulac

They will come again in 2018 and ask if the same variety is still on sale.

You're right. My favorite customer today told me he lives in a retirement home, and that growing the plant I sold him last year was the highlight of his summer. He said they tasted like real tomatoes. We figured out it was Mano, which I happened to have again. He was very happy to buy that plant.

BigVanVader · April 8, 2017

Awesome isn't it? I had a lady bring me a tag she had saved from last year. She was so impressed with that plant she came back to my market just to get another one this year. It was a Sunrise Bumblebee. I've noticed a few customers mentioning stuff like "have you heard of the bumblebee varieties? Man are they great!" I just smile and nod since I was the one that told and sold them last year.

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wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	What else is a pool table in a basement for? Waiting for Spring..... Won't be long... Last edited by wildcat62; April 7, 2017 at 12:23 PM.

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	From the looks of those beautiful plants......... you will be Sold Out. Have a great day! __________________ ~ Patti ~

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Dang Cole that stuff all looks great! I did 2 Dwarf sunflowers per 3/4 gallon pot. You think that will be ok or should I stick to one? I also planted some dwarf double profusion zinnias in that size, three per pot but now I'm thinking one would fill out a pot. Is Sweet Sue good tasting?

April 3, 2017	#183
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Oh, and about the sunflowers, I would stick to one per pot. Maybe more will work, but I have not tried it. They do have very aggressive root systems.

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Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I have a hard time telling Sweet Sue apart from Mr Snow, but I think Sweet Sue is just a touch sweeter. They are both great varieties.

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Gorgeous stuff Cole.

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loulac Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: France Posts: 554	I'm sure customers will jump on them. I can see you left the labels in each pot. Why not advise the buyers to tie them to the poles, then write down the names of their prefered varieties and tell you about their likes or dislikes at the end of the season. Most customers enjoy playing their part in the game and will be glad to cooperate. They will come again in 2018 and ask if the same variety is still on sale. Besides it may help you with your selection.

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Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	Some great looking seedlings, your stand will be busy today.

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Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Thanks, everyone. It was indeed a good morning.

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Awesome isn't it? I had a lady bring me a tag she had saved from last year. She was so impressed with that plant she came back to my market just to get another one this year. It was a Sunrise Bumblebee. I've noticed a few customers mentioning stuff like "have you heard of the bumblebee varieties? Man are they great!" I just smile and nod since I was the one that told and sold them last year.