Planted out my last jug tonight

16 years ago

Thank God. I was just sick of falling over milk jugs. Now to finish weeding again, then mulching. And of course, watering incessantly in this heat.

Karen

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pitimpinai
16 years ago
Congrats, Karen. I am jealous. I didn't even make any dent in my seedlings last weekend. They are getting pretty rootbound now. I will have to work long hours tomorrow trying to get them in the ground.

Gotta sow fewer seeds next winter. Gotta sow fewer seeds next winter. Gotta sow fewer......
sheltieche
16 years ago
I should be so smart, but no, had to start gazillions of seeds... I am getting close to figuring out my annuals, still have about third of it left. Mimulus naiandinus started blooming in trays at the height of 1-2 in, sorry I can not post a picture but it is a beauty, got it from Secret Seeds.
I am not even talking about perennials, those are just waiting to be potted up.
And of course, I just had to go and order more seeds from T&M sale...
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I do the cut, hinge back, plant seeds, flip forward and tape and then fully disconnect (cut) the tops at plant out time, so I've not tried to reuse again. I also find the bottoms "travel" - sent home with friends, full of a mix of sprout brownies. However, WSer Alberta has been a fairy godmother in givng me terrific reusable containers over the past 2 years. Large clear lettuce/salad/spinach boxes with easily removable and storable seperate lids. THESE do NOT go home with anyone!!! I think I'll be able to use them forever - so sturdy, nice and deep, fit nested together to make storing bottoms easy too. I still save milk jugs and like using them too, but the clear boxes are very easy. Holes punched once and you're set for many seasons. My advice...just save new jugs but really scout around for someone in your life who buys greens in these large clear usable boxes!
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I've got a lot of containers like that. I don't know what the problem is either. We had three weeks of 60 and 70 degree weather and no more seeds have germinated. So, those containers will get planted out this week. Some of the earliest plant outs have given me more seedlings since I planted them. That's what I'm hoping for with the rest. If they do, I'll divide them this fall. I'm just sick of worrying about the containers. I'd rather let them out into the world and fend for themselves. The one exception to this is my Cherry Brandy Rudbeckia. I've had very disappointing results with these seeds. In two containers, I've got three seedlings that survived beyond the first leaves. I don't think they're very hardy. I'm curious to see if those three survived last night's freezing temperatures.
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It was so funny to see this topic today - yes, I just today planted some hostas that I grew from seed the winter before this one! LOL They seemed too tiny to go in the ground last fall but emerged nicely this spring - still in the bottom half of the milk jug. I'm glad to see that a few more people were still working with last year's seedlings. I must admit that lots were not permanently planted last year until fall. It was just so hot and dry here last summer that I could keep them watered better in their containers. Of course, I snipped the top half off the milk jugs once it got hot.
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I still haven't put my lettuce out. I'm playing that game with my dog "what space is dug up for me?" And I feel so bad taking freshly tilled dirt away from her. She's got a lot of hair and it keeps her cool to lie in it. But, despite that, I do have one bed that is almost complete: BBs (Blue Boy, Snow Ball, Red Boy) Lupine "Sundown" Calendula "Lashima" Alyssum "Gold Dust" Blue Flax Rocket Larkspur "Galilee Carmine dble" Cosmos Day Dream Cosmos Dble Click Basket Flower Black Durum Echinacea (Purple) Cupids Dart In another spot I planted out: Carnation "Dwarf Fragrance" Carnation Enfant de Nice Blend Dianthus Dble Pinks English Wallflower Phlox (bedding type) Dianthus Dble Pinks Snapdragon "Magic Carpet" --The Carnations and Dianthus and Wallflower are interspersed between my perennial Salvias. Behind them, is one lone Delphinium from last year. I had to throw a patch of onions next to them to keep my dear Nikki from laying there until I can figure out what to put next to the Delph-- And this morning and afternoon, I started working on the front bed that DH fenced in for me: Lupine "Band of Nobles" Lupine "Minarette Mix" Snow-in-Summer More English Wallflower (I got enough of it to make up for two years of no germination! :-) I'm really getting excited about having so many plants, and having perennials from last year. I don't know if I'll ever get over how amazing WSing is. Four years ago, if someone told me I'd be digging in the dirt and growing things that lived, I would not have believed them. Linda
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forest_girl
16 years ago
Lucky you! I did at least get out all my annuals, but then last week I had to go and start 25 more containers for fall color---and I haven't even started planting my perenials. I know I started less than I planted out though, because I reused milk jugs and had enough used ones left over to fill a recycle bin.
bakemom_gw
16 years ago
It's still too hot and dry here for me to finish. This really sucks.
kqcrna
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16 years ago
There were about a dozen tiny seedlings (cotyledon or first leaf stage) of primula and I got tired of waiting for them to grow. I dug a big whole and stuck them in but it was an exercise in futility- one of my many creatures of the night dug them out and only 2 remain. I'm sick of this!

Take heart though, Bakemom, it's storming here now. Half an hour ago the temp dropped about 20 degrees, it got windy, and started to pour rain. We have a severe thunderstorm warning now. It's heading your way. Finally!

Karen
sebastian
16 years ago
My sister and I have a large holding bed for the seedlings. She just got through setting out loads of them. We always tend to plant more than we can use. Luckily there are always people who appreciate new plants.
Great work everyone,
Barbie
lindakimy
16 years ago
Congratulations!

I still have containers - one each of black eyed susies and purple coneflowers, river oats, LOTS of white nicotiana, a bunch 'o coleus, impatiens, delphinium, sea lavender (?), bellflower....

But, in my own defense, I'm hoping to use some of these to fill in when some of the spring things go over. I know I'm going to have to rip out larkspur and poppies and that will leave huge gaping holes in a couple of beds. And the coleus and impatiens are to finish filling in my shady woodland walk.
Marie of Roumania
16 years ago
last jug planted this morning. whew.

about 15 hard-to-germinate (or perhaps croaked) jugs relegated to the pot ghetto for the duration.

on to summer sowing!

(or perhaps vacuuming ... it's astounding how the dust bunnies breed indoors when one is otherwise occupied outdoors.)
pitimpinai
16 years ago
I still have half of my seedlings left......and no more room in the garden......What am I to do????
I think I'll pot them up. I am tired of scraping mulch and plant the seedlings for now....

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