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Post by 4pygmies on Feb 2, 2007 9:59:28 GMT
I sowed my toms too early but I was desperate to sow something  ...they have germinated now and look pretty good but the amazing thing is that the really old seeds (Gardeners Delight and Moneymaker) have come up just as quickly and with as good a germination rate as the San Marzano plum toms which are brand new! Isn't nature WONDERFUL? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 14:16:29 GMT
Apparently Victorian gardeners would keep melon seed for ten years, they believed plants grown from 'mature' seed would yield more fruit per plant than those from 'immature' seed  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Feb 2, 2007 17:00:06 GMT
Did you see that Kew programme last week with the seeds from the 18th century? Very interesting. Some of them germinated which is amazing. My tomato seeds were about 7 years old....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2007 10:24:24 GMT
Yes, I caught that one 4p  So many aspects of growing veggies make me catch my breath ... hope those toms do really well! ;D |
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Post by 4pygmies on Feb 3, 2007 11:30:23 GMT
Morning Supersprout! Well, I've moved my toms to a colder conservatory with lids on the trays and we got a hard frost last night Still they seem to have survived so fingers crossed! This morning I sowed some Meteor peas, sweet peas and Nepeta trancaucasia. I'm being quite strict with myself but I've got TONS more to get going...... ;D PS Digging makes me catch my breath these days.........  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2007 12:54:24 GMT
PS Digging makes me catch my breath these days.........  so you still dig do you? |
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Post by 4pygmies on Feb 3, 2007 14:14:43 GMT
Digging is good for the soul... I have too many perennial weeds so I have too.  |
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...they have germinated now and look pretty good but the amazing thing is that the really old seeds (Gardeners Delight and Moneymaker) have come up just as quickly and with as good a germination rate as the San Marzano plum toms which are brand new! Isn't nature WONDERFUL?
