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the999bbq · May 23, 2007

yes, all my extras go to local people and family too - I even have some who find it a challenge to salvage less than good plants. If you find them not fit for selling at a normal price, than you shouldn't sell them but you cannot harm people by giving them a plant that you would not sell even if it would die ...

I'm 100% compost-minded but I find it a waste to dump plants that maybe can be rescued.

dgriff · May 23, 2007

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Originally Posted by barkeater

Wherever people get the notion that tomato seedlings get all the fertilizer it needs from the seed until transplanting in the garden is just plain lunacy! After the second set of leaves they need to be fertilized.

I don't agree. I never fertilize them till they are in the ground. If that was the case they wouldn't randomly come up out of the soil from renagade seeds left over fromthe previous year.

Joel5000 · May 23, 2007

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Originally Posted by dgriff

If that was the case they wouldn't randomly come up out of the soil from renagade seeds left over fromthe previous year.

Well, assuming that you are growing your plants in fertile soil, the volunteers are getting plenty of nutrients that dont exist in a sterile peat-based potting mix, so you can't really make that comparison.

I fertilize my seedlings once with very dilute Miracle Grow after they get the second set of leaves. They always show a great growth spurt immediately after the fertilization.

dice · May 23, 2007

Fish emulsion: 1 Tablespoon/gallon of water

You can use that pretty much anytime at that
concentration. It is organic, bacteria need to
break it down to make the nutrients available
to plants, it won't burn seedlings. Beware of
fish emulsion that has anything "extra" added
(kelp/seaweed are ok, but not refined chemicals;
chemical burn is the big risk with fertilizing seedlings).

Some people believe that fish emulsion increases the
risk of damping off young seedlings, so one may want
to hold back if the early spring weather is especially
wet or humid until they get some sets of leaves.

325abn · May 25, 2007

Well after 2 weeks, some good weather and daily waterings here are some recovery pics.

What do you think? I will be taking these to market in the morning. You can still see some damage on a few lower leaves.

Lessen learned!

Granny · May 26, 2007

I don't think you will have any trouble at all selling them

the999bbq · May 29, 2007

they do look fine indeed - I wouldn't mind getting those for free ;-) the bottom leaves being somewhat damaged doesn't really mind if you plant them deep anyway...
Like growing organically is a religion to some, there is a mutual sectarian group of miracle growers I believe ;-)

May 23, 2007	#19
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Fish emulsion: 1 Tablespoon/gallon of water You can use that pretty much anytime at that concentration. It is organic, bacteria need to break it down to make the nutrients available to plants, it won't burn seedlings. Beware of fish emulsion that has anything "extra" added (kelp/seaweed are ok, but not refined chemicals; chemical burn is the big risk with fertilizing seedlings). Some people believe that fish emulsion increases the risk of damping off young seedlings, so one may want to hold back if the early spring weather is especially wet or humid until they get some sets of leaves. __________________ -- alias

May 25, 2007	#20
325abn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: NH Posts: 6	Well after 2 weeks, some good weather and daily waterings here are some recovery pics. What do you think? I will be taking these to market in the morning. You can still see some damage on a few lower leaves. Lessen learned! __________________ "Lets go"

May 23, 2007	#16
the999bbq Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 191	yes, all my extras go to local people and family too - I even have some who find it a challenge to salvage less than good plants. If you find them not fit for selling at a normal price, than you shouldn't sell them but you cannot harm people by giving them a plant that you would not sell even if it would die ... I'm 100% compost-minded but I find it a waste to dump plants that maybe can be rescued.

May 26, 2007	#21
Granny Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 507	I don't think you will have any trouble at all selling them

May 29, 2007	#22
the999bbq Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 191	they do look fine indeed - I wouldn't mind getting those for free ;-) the bottom leaves being somewhat damaged doesn't really mind if you plant them deep anyway... Like growing organically is a religion to some, there is a mutual sectarian group of miracle growers I believe ;-)