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First Flower Buds On The Tomatoes

Tomatoes
I was out looking at the tomatoes yesterday and I noticed that they all have their first buds. We have had a cold spring so far so this was a welcome surprise. In the past I have always pulled the first flowers off and let the plant grow. After a little resear... Read More...
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Sowing Seeds In Spring

Garden Videos, Seeds, Sowing Seeds
It is the 4th of September the weather is warming up spring is here so it is time to plant the rest of the seeds. Today I am planting Tomato, 'Ornela' F1 Tomato, 'Valiant' F1 Tomato, Cherry 'Tycho' Tomato, Cherry ‘Felicity’ F1 Tomato, Yellow... Read More...
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Tomato Transplant Fail

Garden Videos, Tomatoes, Vegetables
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I decided that it was time to transplant the tomato seedlings. They were around 25 days old and the first true tomato leaves had just appeared. After planting the nasturtiums and finding how easy they slipped out of the seedling trays I figured that wou... Read More...
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The Seeds Have Sprouted

Flowers, General Garden, Seeds, Tomatoes
The tomatoe and nasturtium seeds that I sowed on the 14th of July have sprouted, they started to appear after 4 days. I had placed them in the lounge beside the fire. I left them there one more day and then moved them to a window ledge. The 2 tomatoes that cam... Read More...