Winter Sown Peppers (Tomatos)
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Comments (29)I have sevearl jugs of late sowed tomato seeds, honest those are the ones still waiting for. It is like they needed more time in chilling. All the ones I planted 2/15 thur3/28 did great but any after that still waiting on. Transplanting the 2/15 on ones this week. I have found the earlier ones do better for me in my zone 6, but have to watch for late frosts. Some of the hard to get seeds still waiting for the sprouts, but transplanted two flats out of two containers sowed on 2/15 this week. Oh and the kitty litter jug gets a wow from me. I dumped a package of brandy wine pink tomato seeds in it and they took off. ML...See MoreWinter Sowing Tomatoes & Peppers- AGAIN!!!
Comments (19)Northerner, I brought in my hot and sweet pepper plants (Bells, Anchos, Italian sweet, DArbol, Poblanos, Serranos) to overwinter, because I prefer not to sow them again if I don't have to-- indoors or out. I'd like to get fruit earlier on all of them next year. Peppers don't reseed for me.(Incidentally, I sowed all of these indoors last year...good thing, because it was an exceptionally cool summer) Tomatoes, on the other hand,reseed like the dickens around here. I usually pull up the volunteers now so I don't get any diseases. When I plant WSed Toms, I traditionally get fruit about two weeks after my SIL (who puts in store-bought plants). Once the weather gets warm, my plants have caught up to hers. And then, I'm getting fruit for at least two weeks after she's pulled her plants out of the ground. I am 3 miles from Lake Ontario, but I'm pretty sure other Zone 5ers that are not so close to a body of water WS Toms too. And if you saw anything on the Weather Channel about our storm last winter, you'll know this is not a warm place. Feb. is traditionally in the negative temps, often doubledigit-negative at night. Bottom line, you should do what you're comfortable with. But if you can spare one Tom seed or two, I suggest at least trying to WS them, to see what happens and compare. I won't waste room indoors on Toms anymore. I save it for the things that don't WS well for me. And some things, I've Spring or Summer Sowed, then overwintered indoors and it works really nice. I did this with Heliotrope, Bay Laurel, Gardenia, and Datura-- things that didn't or wouldn't WS well or at all here. This might also be a way to go for Peppers, although you'd have to plan a year in advance. Linda...See MoreWinter Sowing Tomatoes & Peppers in Upstate NY?
Comments (7)I will agree with Penny. Tomatoes may, at first, look behind, but, in fact, they will catch up and be really healthy and yield more than you would expect--as long as we have a somewhat regular summer. I winter sowed romas, big beef and a heirloom variety last year. This year, I will also try first lady--an early variety. As for pepper plants, I only tried them last year indoors, under lights. However, the year before, I had volunteers (probably from my compost pile) in my perennial bed --with very little space around them to grow, and.. surprise, they did give me a few peppers by the end of August. So I would not rule them out. Since I only need 2 or 3 plants, I will continue to start them indoors this year again, but I think you should give it a try. Without a warm summer, don't expect a big yield, whether you started them indoors or winter sowed them.... Good luck, Anne-Marie...See MoreWinter Sown Cherokee Purple in Container???
Comments (8)I must say that I've never had a problem with Cherokee Purple having BER when planted in the conventional manner...i.e. in the ground. However, any tomato that I've tried in a container fell victim to this frustrating BER malady. I blame myself. I'm an unworthy parent I guess. I have a hard time attending to the needs of my containered children. Trudi d is right, consistent moisture is key. But on hot summer days, it is hard to keep your moisture content proper in a container environment. And the bigger the plant gets the harder it is to keep the moisture content up due to the plants increased thirst. I also tried to fix the problem by amending lime into the soil, but that doesn't do any good if the moisture level isn't regulated as well. It's possible that the container environment just doesn't suit the CP, which in that case means you have little choice but to pick plants that are suited to it....See Moremidmented
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