Zone 5 containers, to early to start?
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Zone 5-Too early for strawberry plants?
Comments (4)orchard17: Great looking is not the whole story on strawberry plants. Give yourself the chance to choose plants from a wider selection, based on the adaptability of variety to your climate, whether they are Junebearing/everbearing etc. Nurseries and bigbox stores do have some pretty plants at this time of year but, as you have noted, it is too early for fully leafed, blooming plants. Like Kniles, I favor bareroot plants, and Nourse is an excellent source with a great selection. Order them in, and you will be able to plant now. You won't lose much, if any time, and will probably be much more satisfied with your choice in the long pull. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA...See MoreHow early should I direct sow bush beans in Zone 5/6?
Comments (3)With all due respect to your Dad, bush beans are not a cool weather crop. They are a summer crop. In your zone that would probably mean direct seeding in June. Planted too early - before the soil temps are at least 60 degrees - just leads to seed rot, not germination. And that 60 degree soil temp is the minimum required, 65-75 is listed as the ideal on all germination websites. I linked one soil temp germination chart for you below but there are many others available too via Google. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Soil Temp Germination chart...See MoreAny luck with morning glories this early in zone 5/6?
Comments (1)I think the trick with morning glories is that they can last a very long time in the ground. So some don't come up for a long time and others get killed off by the frosts. That's why they come back reliably for my Mother who had soil saturated with thousands of seeds and not so much for me who has only started planting them the last year or so. I read that the seeds can stay viable for ten years which explains why some of them don't show up right away. It also means that I will trade for Mg's no matter how old they are. :) I would take extra precautions if yours sprout early. I noticed last year my winter sown ones sprouted about a week after the ones that were coming up outside on their own. A blanket might work too....See MoreEarly tomatoes for zone 5?
Comments (32)Going just from the catalog descriptions, you have limited choices if you need to skip the late varieties well-known for flavor: A relatively concentrated set from a productive determinate with small tomatoes (Heinz or the slightly earlier, more disease-resistant San Diego Hybrid) and/or a more prolonged set of larger tomatoes - Grandma Mary's or Bellstar. The catalog notes that the latter, a round paste, tastes good enough to use in salads. If your (few) customers for pastes have sauce-making gizmos that remove seeds and skin, I would probably go with the early little tomatoes. If they're making salsa or peeling by hand for sauce, the bigger varieties would probably be better. Sometimes it's hard to predict what people will like. A friend's daughter likes Roma tomatoes fresh mostly because they come in a smaller size than "regular" tomatoes. She's not a real fan of tomatoes, though. Some of your customers, conditioned by "store-bought" tomatoes, may have similar preferences. She would probably like Juliet fresh (also suitable for roasting)....See Moremdl51556
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