Finally, 1100 tomato seedlings (115 heirloom varieties) moved into individual 3″ pots. Now I will have just a week or two of rest before i have to start transplanting them into 4″ and/or 5″ pots in preparation for taking them to retail outlets.
One thing always amazes me. The 115 varieties differ so much in their growth habits that I can identify most of the varieties based solely on the appearance of the 4″ tall seedlings.
Hmmm… it looks like I will be busy this weekend. Time to transfer 1000 tomato seedlings into individual 3″ pots.
115 x 10
It is Spring and the gentle March sun warms the daffofils …. oh wait, I forgot, I live in the Pacific Northwest. When I visited my tomato seedlings in the greenhouse this morning, this is what I saw.
My parsley, lettuce, broccoli and Brussels sprout seedlings just grew their first “true” leaves, so I replanted them into their own pots in the greenhouse.
I just placed a new addition in my greenhouse. This 3′ x 4′ bed of sand is warmed to 74 degrees by a buried 250 watt heating cable. My first little tomato seedlings look a little weak and leggy – let’s see what a few days in the new environment do for them.
Today I will begin planting seeds indoors for tomato plant starts. This year I plan to plant the following varieties. Are there any varieties I should add to the list? 
Seascape strawberries
A one-day hiatus in the rainfall allowed me to get 75 Seascape strawberry plants set into the garden. I kept this bed covered with plastic for several weeks, which kept the soil dry enough to be worked.
Veginox
Equinox defines the two dates each year at which day and night are of equal length. A more useful set of dates for gardeners are the dates at which the day starts and stops being longer than 10 hours, because this is the minimum number of daylight hours required to allow growth of most plants. I call this the veginox. Here in the Seattle area, at latitude 47N37, the spring veginox is February 8 and the winter veginox is November 3.
You may determine the dates for veginox at your location by using this form.
Early veg starts
Today the greenhouse is pleasantly warm. Onions, parsley, lettuce, brussel sprouts and broccoli seedlings all look very happy.
Don’t mean no disrespect for Phil; no doubt his forecasts are great for the East, but he doesn’t know beans about Pacific Northwest weather. Groundhogs are not native to our area. Probably we need to find a mountain beaver to do the forecast. 6 more weeks of constant rain? Or SUNSHINE?
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