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[ksmith]

Welp, my "stick 'em in the ground and see what happens" approach to planting may have killed off three of the tomatoes I planted on Sunday. I know--I should have hardened them first. I'm impatient, and as often happens, I am paying the price.

I still have 6-7 plants left, which I will harden before choosing a couple to plant next Sunday. A couple of those look a little battered as well, since I had them outside on Sunday as I was working. Yesterday, I set them out for a couple of hours in the late afternoon. Today, they were out in the overcast for about 5 hours. It's supposed to rain tomorrow, so they may need to stay inside.

The zucchini, squash, and kohlrabi still look good. The tomatoes may be more delicate because they're heirloom. One of the ones I managed to kill was the Sunset Red Horizon, which didn't impress me as a particularly strong variety anyway.

My dreams of having enough tomatoes to can may be history. At this point, I'll be happy with one good plant, and thrilled with two.

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[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

My grandmother used to get very small plants, stick them in the ground in April, put a little mulch around them, and then turn flowerpots upside-down over them. After a couple of weeks she would remove the pots. On sunny days, she would remove the pots for an hour or two.

She always had too many tomatoes, and she never planted more than 4 plants.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I will have to remember this for next year.