tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392847065557158732.post5368744189847796188..comments2023-09-18T04:23:32.088-04:00Comments on The PawPaw Patch: Tiny Tomatoes??Jody Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03319247865999565138noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392847065557158732.post-85095638155794971932010-04-21T19:44:39.962-04:002010-04-21T19:44:39.962-04:00It really does seem as though the potting mix is t...It really does seem as though the potting mix is the issue doesn't it? Perhaps you used the same mix this year as last, but the company changed the formula? <br /><br />It seems that nearly everything is growing like gangbusters for me in the Premier ProMix BX. <br /><br />I get mine from Griffin Greenhouse supply in Morgantown, PA. I do believe they'll sell to anyone wether you are a commercial grower or not.Kathleen Stoltzfushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695300955544148403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392847065557158732.post-30228020885850740282010-04-18T07:06:56.219-04:002010-04-18T07:06:56.219-04:00Jody,
So glad you stopped by the booth at the PA ...Jody,<br /><br />So glad you stopped by the booth at the PA Herb Festival! It's great to be able to put a face to a name!<br /><br />I'm a little stumped by your tomato seedling issue. I started mine in the house the week of March 15. They germinated well within a week and within two weeks of planting they HAD to be potted up and moved to the greenhouse because they were about to get their 2nd set of true leaves! (and you saw how big they had gotten by April 16!) I was simply amazed. If I recall correctly, last year it took much longer than that. The only differences I can account for are a change in potting soil, and a change in lighting. The potting soil I'm using is Premier ProMix BX with Mycorise. This year I also bought several shop lights and kept them just an inch above the top of the pots when germinating and then just an inch above the leaves as they grew. Perhaps the added heat from the lights caused the rapid development.Kathleen Stoltzfushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695300955544148403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392847065557158732.post-54879344742536724062010-04-17T23:35:37.833-04:002010-04-17T23:35:37.833-04:00Patience!Patience!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392847065557158732.post-68004241035951020882010-04-16T09:12:02.686-04:002010-04-16T09:12:02.686-04:00Me, too, about last year. I don't know what&#...Me, too, about last year. I don't know what's going on. Some of them don't even have any 'true' leaves yet, and a couple have dropped their first leaves. I'm potting them up a couple pot sizes this weekend.Jody Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319247865999565138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392847065557158732.post-81673774246584703252010-04-15T12:57:20.085-04:002010-04-15T12:57:20.085-04:00I started mine only about 3 weeks ago. They are st...I started mine only about 3 weeks ago. They are still small and I also worry that they won't be ready in a month. Last year I started them in Feb and by April they were pretty big.YD, sometimes with ♥June and ♥Angel Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976378557392639152noreply@blogger.com