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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: Tee Gee on April 06, 2014, 14:13:57

Title: Progress to date
Post by: Tee Gee on April 06, 2014, 14:13:57

I thought some of you might want to compare notes with me to see how my stuff looks with yours.

This year I think I am up to a fortnight in front of normal.


Stored Pelargoniums

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Pelargoniums_zpsffd4d965.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Pelargoniums_zpsffd4d965.jpg.html)
 
Pelargonium seedlings

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Pelargoniumseedlings_zps899736f4.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Pelargoniumseedlings_zps899736f4.jpg.html)

Petunia seedlings

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Petunia_zpse3959890.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Petunia_zpse3959890.jpg.html)

French Marigold Seedlings

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/FrenchMarigolds_zps06ee399a.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/FrenchMarigolds_zps06ee399a.jpg.html)

Lobelia seedlings

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Lobelia_zps98108550.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Lobelia_zps98108550.jpg.html)

The Hotbed is quite busy as you can see
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Hotbed_zpsecfaa2de.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Hotbed_zpsecfaa2de.jpg.html)


Tomato seedlings are looking good (not leggy)

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Tomatoes_zpsdcc6e895.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Tomatoes_zpsdcc6e895.jpg.html)

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Tomatoes_zpsfce64129.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/Tomatoes_zpsfce64129.jpg.html)

Chlli & Sweet Pepper seedlings starting to take off!

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/ChillisampSweetPeppers_zpsa45becbf.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/ChillisampSweetPeppers_zpsa45becbf.jpg.html)

Sweet Peppers

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/SweetPeppers_zps3ebe2179.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/Greenhouse-6th%20April%202014/SweetPeppers_zps3ebe2179.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Progress to date
Post by: gavinjconway on April 06, 2014, 18:34:30

You have all the time you need on your hands to pot on all those!!...

Title: Re: Progress to date
Post by: granny garden on April 11, 2014, 20:10:04

how do you get your tomato plants looking so good & not at all leggy?

Title: Re: Progress to date
Post by: Tee Gee on April 11, 2014, 20:37:41

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how do you get your tomato plants looking so good & not at all leggy?

Light!

The plants are nearly touching the greenhouse roof so they grow upwards not sideways,plus there is the timing of the pricking out!

I wait until there is just a hint of real leaf growth then I pot them up to their seed leaves and this means the real leaves get the best of light from the outset.

I find if you wait until the real leaves appear as some pundits advise leggyness might have already started to take place.