Planting Tomatoes

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#21

What’s the coldest it gets in the winter there?

Here’s one like the one pictured for $12… Meyer Dwarf Lemon Tree…

#22

Man they have little tangerine and orange trees too, gotta leave that site before I start spending money.

#23

I’ve been planting quite a bit of this Bright Lights “Rainbow” Chard too, last year the regular and red swiss chard I had sold like hotcakes. Someone else’s photo, mine are just tiny sprouts still.

#24

Wow. I didn’t know they could bear so much fruit when they’re so small. I was thinking it would take years if I plant a small (meaning young, not dwarf) one in the yard.

The coldest it gets here is usually in the 50s. Rarely in the 40s.

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#25

Meyer lemons are sweet. Maybe I’ll get a little tangerine tree, too. Those are awesome.

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#26

I’ve seen quite a few people online that have container plants that are even more loaded down with lemons than that one is.

#27

I’m going to see if the independent nursery here has organic ones. I don’t want to get one grown from Roundup Ready seeds here at the Home Depot.

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#28

It looks like you can just buy a lemon and plant the seeds too.

#29

Yeah. I saw that. Maybe I’ll try both.

#30

I guess it’s OK to eat that chard raw? I was looking at some today and I was thinking that I could take a fresh leaf and make a wrap with it.

#31

Yeah, you’ll usually find some in spring salad mixes, I don’t care for the taste all that much but it’s super healthy for you.

#32

I coincidentally bought a bunch of tomatoes today, regular stuff plus some patio types.

The Miracle Gro should provide all the plants nutritional needs. :grinning:

#33

so would have pissing in a jug of water

#34

It might be worth a try. It would be good to have some sandwich wraps without a lot of carbs.

#35

Actually, I think the texture of the soil is very important as well as the nutrition.

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#36

I agree.

#37

Definitely, but I don’t always achieve that with the soil here! What I try to get is a nice loose mix that drains well, I think the tomato mix I have going will be good, they’ve looked happy ever since they’ve gone in it despite a few days of flooding

Planting some peppers too, I have 100+ pepper starts this year, most of them are small but I planted a few the other day and they take off quick once you get them in the ground/beds.

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#38

I feel the burn…

#39

Well, it’s not meant to be perceived as a workout…

#40

Embrace the burn. Be the burn.