Minimum temperature for tomato and peper germination
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Minimum Temperature Tomatoes Will Allow
Comments (22)I think plants outgrowing the lighting system too early is a common dilemma for many folks. I would suggest that rather than panic simply transplant into larger individual pots and continue to set the pots out during nice days and bring them in at night or when foul weather occurs. Sure it is a bit more effort and hassle but it is much better than taking risks and ending up losing your beautiful plants after spending all that time and effort starting and growing them. Add to this the fact that the topic is tomatoes and I don't know about other folks but I will do ANYTHING to ensure I get a crop of vine-ripened tomatoes. Even if everything else in the garden fails. ;-) And yes, it is all about the average last frost date for your area, IMO. That date is the guide for when to plant out, but it is also the guide for when to start seeds to avoid starting too early and having them outgrow the lighting system. All my gardening plans pre-season, all season, every season are dictated by the average last spring and average first fall frost dates. This natural cycle can be cheated some, the season can be extended a bit, but ultimately will defeat any human efforts to avoid it and will burn anyone who ignores it. Hope your plants make it! -Tom...See MorePresoaking seeds for faster germination...
Comments (13)Thee is a lot of information here that is not well thought out or fully tested. Most larger seeds do not benefit from pre-soaking. Larger seeds contact the soil better and do a very good job of absorbing the moisture needed from the soil. The smallest seeds benefit dramatically from pre-soaking, with germination taking place in two to four days. Seeds such a mustard, carrot, onion, spinach, and particularly tomato, become super seeds when pre-soaked. I soak for 24 hours then plant in well watered (soaked)soil. Sprouting takes place almost universally in in that 2 to 4 day period. Initial growth is faster with a shorter time from sprout to true leaves. I, over the years, pre-soaked in tepid tap water, and water adjusted both towards acidic and basic pH. But the best pre-soak I have used is straight VF-11. It is a very mild foliar feeder solution that most notably causes my tomato seeds to break ground 2 days earlier that just water soaking. First year I thought it was a fluke, but I have been trying water vs VF-11 for 5 years now with the same results. Other nutrient solutions also speed up the emergence of the plant too, but care has to be taken to not make the soaking solution too strong. VF-11, right out of the jug, works. A hint: Really small seeds like onion can be planted more easily than when they are dry. Put them in a small squirt bottle with water. Shake the bottle to keep the seeds suspended, invert the bottle and squirt the water/seed suspension, shaking frequently, along the row. I get better uniform distribution than I ever did with dry seeds. . .and almost 100% germination....See MoreGermination issues with okra...
Comments (24)I don't know that I would put okra too close to tomato plants in a 5' x 8' bed unless the tomatoes were about 5' away from each other. If that were the case you likely could get away with putting an okra plant in between each two tomato plants Okra plants have perfect flowers that are self-pollinating, so you will get pods even if you have only one plant. It is hard to picture how you are going to squeeze okra plants into a bed with tomato plants without knowing how big your tomato plants are and how widely they are spaced. Okra plants tend to spread out really wide, or at least many varieties do. There are a few dwarf okra varieties that might work in this situation. One problem is that the tomatoes have been in the ground a while and presumably have achieved some height and young okra plants might struggle to become established in the shade of the tomato plants. I often sneak okra plants into flower beds because they are so beautiful and ornamental. If you have any flower or shrub beds with space available, you might consider doing that....unless you have deer that walk through the yard. Okra is the favorite plant of the deer we have here in our neighborhood, and sunflowers and hollyhocks are high on their list as well....See MoreSpeed of germination?
Comments (22)Some C. chinense can take forever to germinate at lower temps. I saw one site that listed it at 100 days! [fooey] So yes they could still pop up. Why not try starting some more, but with a different method? Like the 'moist paper towel in a baggie' method. A baggie is easier to keep warm than a box of dirt. BTW, what is your ambient temp and what are you trying to start? P.S. If you're growing sweet peppers, we'll give you a temporary pass to the Hot Peppers forum in lieu of the normal "Here, eat this without crying" initiation. You can see sunni there, too. :D...See MoreJustaGuy17
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