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JBinKC · April 13, 2006

I moved mine outside today, they have been taking regular trips out, but I don't dare leave them out due to vandals (
Our neighorhood got hit a couple of weeks ago, they got our car. I would of had to have tied someone up and beat them daily if they had got my tomatoes because they were outside. )

But my husband cleaned the garage yesterday so now I can take all my plants there at night, which means no more stairs YIPEEE...jumps up and clicks heels together!!

Tomstrees · April 13, 2006

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I would of had to have tied someone up and beat them daily if they had got my tomatoes because they were outside.

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lol ~
That is so funny ~ I think, lol ~

Tom

Miss_Mudcat · April 14, 2006

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Originally Posted by nctomatoman

We moved about 1000 seedlings the first week

WOWSA.... you mean you SOLD 1000 plants your first week at market???!!!! That is incredible!

Lisa

**nctomatoman** · April 14, 2006

Half at the market, half email and phone orders, pick ups at the house - and another 500 this week....tomorrow will be a big day at the market! I am having problems actually providing sizeable plants, since they are going when still really small. Brandywine, Sungold and Cherokee Purple are flying outtahere.

My feet, knees, and back hurt from moving around trays of seedlings!

moucheur · April 16, 2006

Will you pay off your mortgage in six years?

**nctomatoman** · April 16, 2006

Nope! Actually, my current goal is to do this on a larger scale when I retire (55 sounds nice - 4.5 more years - but will it be possible?) - go from the corporate world into the nursery business, specializing in heirlooms and unusuals.

I can dream!

Tomaddict · April 17, 2006

I read with interest how you guys pre-wet your potting mix. That's unnecessary - I transplant into dry mix. Like Craig, after filling the pots with potting mix, I use a finger to make a hole, then insert the seedling (not delicately removed from the bunch - growing a couple dozen in a small cell from seed) and add a bit of potting mix to fill in the gaps. The pots all go into a flat, then I add about a half gallon of water (remove a pot, pour in water, add back that removed pot) and let them soak it up. They'll be all hydrated within a half hour. Never lost a seedling that wasn't somehow damaged) with this method, but of course you'll want the seedlings in the cell to be moistened (not saturated) when you transplant them, so the roots aren't dried out.

100 or more per hour? Not me - probably only half that. I spend too much time dinking around (counting seedlings to determine germination rates, entering numbers into my database, etc.)

jeff

tjg911 · April 19, 2006

gee craig that photo of your driveway is amazing! you are amazing!

Delora · April 19, 2006

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Originally Posted by Tomaddict

I read with interest how you guys pre-wet your potting mix. That's unnecessary - I transplant into dry mix. Like Craig, after filling the pots with potting mix, I use a finger to make a hole, then insert the seedling (not delicately removed from the bunch - growing a couple dozen in a small cell from seed) and add a bit of potting mix to fill in the gaps. The pots all go into a flat, then I add about a half gallon of water (remove a pot, pour in water, add back that removed pot) and let them soak it up. They'll be all hydrated within a half hour.
jeff

I tried a couple this year where I used dry mix, and it never did hydrate (just stayed pooled on the top of the pot for 24hrs until I dumped it off). I spent quite a bit of time stirring mix with water in buckets in order to get it saturated before adding it to pots.

What mix do you use Jeff?

-Delora

**nctomatoman** · April 19, 2006

Metro Mix and Fafard absorbs water quickly - we use warm water, it absorbs right in with no delay at all.

April 13, 2006	#32
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	re: I would of had to have tied someone up and beat them daily if they had got my tomatoes because they were outside. ________________________________________ re: lol ~ That is so funny ~ I think, lol ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

April 14, 2006	#34
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Half at the market, half email and phone orders, pick ups at the house - and another 500 this week....tomorrow will be a big day at the market! I am having problems actually providing sizeable plants, since they are going when still really small. Brandywine, Sungold and Cherokee Purple are flying outtahere. My feet, knees, and back hurt from moving around trays of seedlings! __________________ Craig

April 16, 2006	#36
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Nope! Actually, my current goal is to do this on a larger scale when I retire (55 sounds nice - 4.5 more years - but will it be possible?) - go from the corporate world into the nursery business, specializing in heirlooms and unusuals. I can dream! __________________ Craig

April 17, 2006	#37
Tomaddict Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 73	I read with interest how you guys pre-wet your potting mix. That's unnecessary - I transplant into dry mix. Like Craig, after filling the pots with potting mix, I use a finger to make a hole, then insert the seedling (not delicately removed from the bunch - growing a couple dozen in a small cell from seed) and add a bit of potting mix to fill in the gaps. The pots all go into a flat, then I add about a half gallon of water (remove a pot, pour in water, add back that removed pot) and let them soak it up. They'll be all hydrated within a half hour. Never lost a seedling that wasn't somehow damaged) with this method, but of course you'll want the seedlings in the cell to be moistened (not saturated) when you transplant them, so the roots aren't dried out. 100 or more per hour? Not me - probably only half that. I spend too much time dinking around (counting seedlings to determine germination rates, entering numbers into my database, etc.) jeff __________________ Whatever you are, be a good one. -Abraham Lincoln

April 19, 2006	#40
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Metro Mix and Fafard absorbs water quickly - we use warm water, it absorbs right in with no delay at all. __________________ Craig

April 13, 2006	#31
JBinKC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 174	I moved mine outside today, they have been taking regular trips out, but I don't dare leave them out due to vandals ( Our neighorhood got hit a couple of weeks ago, they got our car. I would of had to have tied someone up and beat them daily if they had got my tomatoes because they were outside. ) But my husband cleaned the garage yesterday so now I can take all my plants there at night, which means no more stairs YIPEEE...jumps up and clicks heels together!!

April 16, 2006	#35
moucheur Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Boston, Mass. Posts: 50	Will you pay off your mortgage in six years?

April 19, 2006	#38
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	gee craig that photo of your driveway is amazing! you are amazing!