Thread: In The Garden 2020

I've read that if the 'Star' forms on the blossom end when they are just starting to turn red then the vines can be pulled and placed over rafters in a cool but not cold area and they will fully ripen.

My dad used to try to grow those big 'Beef Steak Toms' but they always got killed by our early frosts. I tried and tried to get him to try the pulling of the vines but he's never do it

He had the perfect place as he had a basement

Trying to figure out where to plant some Wallla Walla seeds............

Originally Posted by 32t

Trying to figure out where to plant some Wallla Walla seeds............

Full Sun with some organic ( horse poo poo etc)

Originally Posted by 32t

Trying to figure out where to plant some Wallla Walla seeds............

I'm putting some in a raised bed and some in the ground.
About half will be saved for next spring.
Going to plant about 1.5 inches deep

1.5 inches for seeds seems really deep to me????

I 'think' 1/4" to 1/2" deeps seems to be mostly recommended.

Perhaps this link will help--

https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/on...rod000779.html

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I 'think' 1/4" to 1/2" deeps seems to be mostly recommended.

Perhaps this link will help--

https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/on...rod000779.html

This doesn't show planting them in the fall?

Most articles I've found don't show that you can plant in the fall. Many even show starting indoors then transplanting in the spring.

As I said: Years ago the Italians would plant in the spring but once they found that they could plant in the fall, they got bigger onions and they could also plant in the spring to extend the season.

Since it's cooler where you are than here and have harder winters, I'd plant some right now and then some in the spring, maybe even trying the transplant thing. You've got lots of seeds to play with!