tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413677324189282341.post5502761081168903004..comments2014-04-07T07:20:56.330-07:00Comments on My Southern California Vegetable Garden: Putting Seedlings OutsideSoCal Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13519820327343860477noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413677324189282341.post-75433318783858944632010-02-08T09:47:16.366-08:002010-02-08T09:47:16.366-08:00Hi SoCal gardener!
Wow!, A couple days away from r...Hi SoCal gardener!<br />Wow!, A couple days away from reading your blog and I have had a lot to catch up with :-) ... I figure I am about 2-3 weeks behind you in seed starting. So, I guess I'll be hardening off the seedlings soon too.<br /><br />Thanks to your advice I think I got a lot of tomatos and peppers started early enough to get an early yield (hopefully).<br /><br />Thanks for your advice on the sweet potatos ... I'll wait until March. I have a lot on my hands right now anyway. I had to finish building my grow light structure.<br /><br />I ended up planting another tray of peppers because none of mine had germinated (I'm using heat mats too!). Then, wouldn't you know it, a few started germinating. Well, better too many than too few.<br /><br />My tomatos that I cloned, thanks to your advice, are also doing well. I have them in a mini hothouse outdoors. If the tomatos grow successfully, then they will be "leftovers" from last year. I've never heard of that happening. I mean, they grew last seasoned and survived the Winter. I cloned a few of the branches and they seem to be taking.<br /><br />I see that your Charentais Melon plant is so large. Good for you! I also started mine early and they currently are beginning their 3rd set of leaves.<br /><br />I've also been busy building some trellis structures. I bought a roll of rusted Concrete Reinforcement Wire Mesh (at a discount) at Lowes and I am painting it with Rustoleum. Since I have a small yard, my hope is to go vertical as much as I can.<br /><br />Thanks for your blog. It is good source of inspiration on getting ready for Spring gardening.<br /><br />Happy gardening,<br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com