The amount of planning, work and physical labor that has gone onto planting our tomatoes this year has been intense. Here’s what we’ve done to get to this point:
- Research organic seeds online
- Order seeds
- Buy small seed starter greenhouse
- Plant seeds
- Water
- Transplant to larger containers
- Water
- Go to store to buy 25 bags of organic soil. HEAVY!!!!
- Load up soil in car and bring home
- Move soil from car to back patio SORE ARMS!!
- Arrange pots
- Pick up bags and dump into pots ACHING BACK!
- Plant seedlings
- Water twice a day
25 bags of organic soil!
Couldn’t do it without my hubby!
Can’t wait to eat my first tomato!
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2 comments
Gerald Landis on July 4, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Containers for Central Florida? Did you have any problems
with these colors causing the plants to heat up?
I live in Apopka, Florida. Am looking for ideas on containers.
Is white best or does it matter? Black is it that hot?
Sorry my pc is down. I read somewhere that special feeding of
organics to plants will help prevent freezing? Lost the article.
admin on July 5, 2010 at 5:21 pm
These containers did not cause a problem because they are big enough, and I water the correct amount. Potted plants need more water than plants in the ground. You’ve got to have the right drainage too, because tomatoes soaking in water without draining will rot. I have discovered that watering potted plants in the afternoon and watering plants in the ground in the morning are best. Pick off offshoots between the joints of the plants and cut off dead stems to keep the plants healthy. I used all organic seeds, soil, fertilizer and pest control.