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Showing posts with label Botanical Interests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Botanical Interests. Show all posts

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Soil Temperatures

I meaasured the soil temperatures and pH's in the garden beds and sadly still too cold for peas (43) in the spot where I planned to put them on Monday. So I'm hoping this am it'll be warmer.  Overall the beds varied more than I expected in the pH department.

Bed by # starting

7: 43 deg                        8: 43 deg
   pH 6.5                            pH 6.5

5: 45 deg                        6: under hoop
    pH 7.0

3: 46 deg                        4: 50 degrees!
   pH 6.5                            pH 6.5

1: 46 deg                        2: 50 deg
    pH 6.5                           pH 5.5

Front of gate
L side:                            R side:
46 deg                           46 deg
pH 6.0                           pH 6.5

So I wasn't settled on where everything was going anyway so I revamped it this week and now putting this crop of peas in bed 1. Going to collect the wood ash from parent's fireplace to supplement them.
Per Botanical Interests see below soil temp of 40 is enough. I was going on 45 from the Almanac?


Pea Shelling Green Arrow HEIRLOOM Seeds

Pisum sativum

Item #0037


65 days. Remember as a kid the fun of popping open a pod and eating the sweet green peas found inside? Bring back the memories and enjoy the ease of growing peas on productive, disease-resistant plants that reach only two feet tall. Pods set in pairs atop the plant make harvesting easy. Great for fresh eating and freezing.
This packet plants two 8-foot rows.
Days to Emerge:5-10 days
Seed Depth:1"
Seed Spacing:
2"
Row Spacing:
18"
Thinning:
Do not thin

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost or as soon as soil can be worked. soil temperatures must be above 40° F. in USDA zones 8 or warmer, sow in fall or winter for winter harvest
When to start inside: Not recommended.
Special germination instructions: Soak seed in water for 12 - 24 hours before sowing.
Harvesting: Shelling peas should be harvested when the pods are plump, about 3 weeks after flowering. Peas that are too mature are tough, and will cause the plant to stop producing; therefore, harvest regularly when pods are at their peak. Use scissors to harvest or hold vine with one hand and pick pod with the other to avoid breaking the brittle vines.
Artist: Eve Reshetnik

Friday, November 23, 2012

2012 Seeds Left

Plant

Seed Company

# Seeds Left

Germination

Transplant

Production

Achillea-The pearl Burpee unopened
Aesclepius-Butterfly weed Burpee unopened
Alyssum-Royal Carpet Burpee unopened
Amaranth-Love lies bleeding Botanical Interests lots good died before transplanting didn't restart
Arugula-Rocket Salad Botanical Interests lots good good good
Basil-Purple Petra Botanical Interests 0* good poor 0     
Basil-Siam Queen Burpee unopened
Basil-Sweet Basil Burpee Organic 0*x2 good good good
Bean Pole-Ky Wonder Botanical Interests half good direct sow
Borage Park Seed some good good good
Broccoli Raab-Spring Burpee lots good good good
Broccoli-Romanesco Burpee  0* good good 0     
Broccoli-Waltham Botanical Interests lots good great 0     
Brussel Sprouts-Rubine Territorial Seeds lots good good so-so
Burpee-Baby Choi Burpee lots poor direct sow none
Cantelope-Hale's best Botanical Interests lots good great few
Carrot-Carnival Blend Botanical Interests some good good great
Chives-Common Burpee lots good good good
Cilantro-Sabor Botanical Interests unopened
Cucumber-Homemade Pickles Botanical Interests few good good good
Cucumber-Straight Eight Burpee few good good great
Dianthus-Ipswich Pinks Burpee unopened
Dill-Fernleaf Burpee some good good good
Eggplant-Blackbeauty Botanical Interests lots forgot to sow
Fennel-Florence bulb Burpee unopened
Fennel-Herb, Bronze or Green
Flax-Blue Botanical Interests full poor
Grass-Blue Fescue Burpee 5 ok ok fair
Gypsophila-Baby's breath Burpee unopened
Hot pepper-Pepperoncini Burpee lots unsure
Kale-Dinosaur
Kale-Red Winter Botanical Interests lots great direct sow great
Kale-Redbor Hybrid Territorial Seeds lots good good great
Lavendar-English Tall Botanical Interests 0 none even after stratification
Leeks-King Richard Botanical Interests 2 pkts great great great
Lemon Balm Botanical Interests lots good fair  poor
Lettuce-Buttercrunch Botanical Interests unopened
Lettuce-Mesclun Botanical Interests 0* great direct sow great
Lobelia-Cascade of Color Botanical Interests few good good good
Lobelia-Crystal palace Botanical Interests 0 good good   1/2
Mustard-Mizuna Botanical Interests 0 great direct sow great
Mustard-Red Giant Burpee few great direct sow great
Nasturtium-Jewel Blend Botanical Interests 0 good direct sow great
Okra-Clemson spineless Plantation products few good good great
Onion-Flat of Italy Botanical Interests 0 good very few 0     
Onion-Flat of Italy Botanical Interests lots poor
Onion-Red bunching Botanical Interests few unsure
Onion-Ringmaster white Botanical Interests 0 good very few 0     
Onion-Yellow granex Botanical Interests 0 poor none 0     
Parsley-Extra curled moss Burpee unopened
Parsley-Flat leaf Ferry-Morse some good good good
Parsley-Moss curled Martha Stewart lots good good great
Pepper-Chile Anaheim Botanical Interests few great great great
Pumpkin-JackO'Lantern Botanical Interests lots good great few
Rutabaga-Amer. Purple top Botanical Interests lots good good not sure
Spinach-Monstreux de Viroflay Botanical Interests 1/2 packet great direct sow great
Squash-Crookneck Burpee 2011 lots great great great
Squash-Patty Pan Botanical Interests 10 great fair and direct good
Squash-Straightneck Burpee 2011 lots great great great
Squash-Zucchini
Stock Botanical Interests some good good great
Sunflower-Mammoth Botanical Interests 0* poor direct sow 1     
Sunflower-Teddy Ferry-Morse 0 poor direct sow 0     
Sweet Pepper-California wonder Burpee  few good great good
Swiss chard-Ruby red Botanical Interests 2 pkts good good great
Tomato-Black sea man Hinterland Trading few good mouse at seedlings
Tomato-Brandywine Pink Burpee lots good good good
Tomato-Cherokee Purple
Tomato-Mortgage lifter Burpee few good mouse ate seedlings
Tomato-Osaka
Tomato-Roma Ferry-Morse few good mouse ate seedlings

* mouse or vole ate seed packets too!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sowing Tonight



These seeds came from Botanical Interests online (http://www.botanicalinterests.com/) and I could hardly wait to plant them. Onion and leeks from seed are not so easy so thought I'd give it a try early and order sets/plants if not going well. I did read if they are growing but can't be transplanted yet you can keep trimming them back to 3 inches high to promote bulb growth instead so figured why not try. I stopped at Menard's tonight and was looking for long trays, 4 x 22, to sow these in, and for some dumb reason went into the OUTDOOR lawn and garden section. WOW it seemed colder in there than outside. It's 11 degrees outside but ooooooooh what a chill I got out there and duh the seed starting supplies are inside of course.
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