I have started

Mantis · July 4, 2006

Sowed my first batch on May7 and have been sowing new batches since. Here they are out in the greenhouse. The ones in the bigger pots on the left are the May7 sowing. I have since planted them into their final positions in the greenhouse

JabulaZa · July 5, 2006

Nice going Mantis,
What is your average night time temps currently?

Mantis · July 5, 2006

gosh darnoodley cold at the moment Dave. I won't be planting any outside for two months yet. 80% of my crop comes from the greenhouse anyway, which turns into a shadehouse when the weather heats up.

chilhuacle · July 5, 2006

Lookin' good Mantis, nothing like the promise of a new season!

**Lee** · July 5, 2006

Mantis,

I hope you're leaving some room for some Dwarf F2s
that will be coming your way via Patrina!

Lee

**nctomatoman** · July 5, 2006

I was just thinking that, Lee. I know that Rena is sending me some Witty F2, and I put out a general request today (via a series of PMs) to all F1 growers who have not yet provided me with updates. At this point, Witty and Sleazy (Bruce's plant) are the only ones to have ripened yet.

Mantis · July 6, 2006

Got plenty of room for any that Patrina would like to send me. I have some F2's of my Tommy Toe X Nepal that I am going to try in a fall crop later on. Hoping to have F2's of College Challenger X Brandywine by then as well. I have the F1 growing at the moment. Could possibly end up with a dwarf from this cross as CC's parents were Grosse Lisse and Tatura Dwarf Globe. So a dwarf should show up in the F2's ,,yes??

Lomatia · July 22, 2006

Got most of mine in yesterday Mantis. Haven't enough room on the heated tray so the rest are near the heating vent until they pop up. The thermostat in my propagator is stuffed (pumped the temp in the base up to 80oC and melted the polystyrene tray bottom and singed the perlite!!!
Spent today sowing onions outside (8-10 varieties).

Mantis · July 22, 2006

Thats great Lomatia. Hope they all germinate well.

The winner so far is Aunt Ginny

Full Moon · July 23, 2006

I was going to wait until next week-end to start but when I read this thread and saw your pics I couldn't resist any longer and sowed this morning

Lomatia, if I'm unsuccessfull I might just have to pop around your place again this year.

All the best and hope we have a good season this year
Full Moon *aka lynlyn*

July 4, 2006	#1
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	I have started Sowed my first batch on May7 and have been sowing new batches since. Here they are out in the greenhouse. The ones in the bigger pots on the left are the May7 sowing. I have since planted them into their final positions in the greenhouse

July 5, 2006	#2
JabulaZa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pretoria - Gauteng - South Africa Posts: 67	Nice going Mantis, What is your average night time temps currently? __________________ Dave

July 5, 2006	#4
chilhuacle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville Posts: 415	Lookin' good Mantis, nothing like the promise of a new season! __________________ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Bruce

July 5, 2006	#6
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	I was just thinking that, Lee. I know that Rena is sending me some Witty F2, and I put out a general request today (via a series of PMs) to all F1 growers who have not yet provided me with updates. At this point, Witty and Sleazy (Bruce's plant) are the only ones to have ripened yet. __________________ Craig

July 5, 2006	#5
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,186	Mantis, I hope you're leaving some room for some Dwarf F2s that will be coming your way via Patrina! Lee

July 6, 2006	#7
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Got plenty of room for any that Patrina would like to send me. I have some F2's of my Tommy Toe X Nepal that I am going to try in a fall crop later on. Hoping to have F2's of College Challenger X Brandywine by then as well. I have the F1 growing at the moment. Could possibly end up with a dwarf from this cross as CC's parents were Grosse Lisse and Tatura Dwarf Globe. So a dwarf should show up in the F2's ,,yes??

July 22, 2006	#8
Lomatia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 147	Got most of mine in yesterday Mantis. Haven't enough room on the heated tray so the rest are near the heating vent until they pop up. The thermostat in my propagator is stuffed (pumped the temp in the base up to 80oC and melted the polystyrene tray bottom and singed the perlite!!! Spent today sowing onions outside (8-10 varieties).

July 23, 2006	#10
Full Moon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada Posts: 347	I was going to wait until next week-end to start but when I read this thread and saw your pics I couldn't resist any longer and sowed this morning Lomatia, if I'm unsuccessfull I might just have to pop around your place again this year. All the best and hope we have a good season this year Full Moon aka lynlyn