tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post7380289992165119286..comments2023-10-30T06:29:50.164-04:00Comments on ❖How My Garden Grows❖: Rain, Rain, Go Away!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-12089306932666304212010-03-15T16:13:11.549-04:002010-03-15T16:13:11.549-04:00Something similar to what Thomas said is probably ...Something similar to what Thomas said is probably the best method of marking the seedlings. Just be sure to put some type of identification on the container (like a piece of tape in one corner), to let you know which direction the chart goes. I managed to get mine all mixed up last year, so I'm trying to be very diligent about identifications this spring.<br /><br />My father planted his tomatoes in the same spot for forty years, and grew great tomatoes.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-3452786408605129052010-03-15T15:02:34.468-04:002010-03-15T15:02:34.468-04:00Thoughts? Ha, that's funny! Every year I try...Thoughts? Ha, that's funny! Every year I try to plan it out, but I end up with leftover stuff that doesn't fit and gets tucked in here and there, LOL! I do know that you should try and plant some sacrificial eggplant next to your potatoes, since the beetles prefer it over potatoes... and keep your potatoes away from your tomatoes, I learned that the hard way - even though I read about it, I was forced to put them together, never again! Beyond that advice, have fun and garden all over the place, lol! I think this year my cukes will have to ramble around the beds since there is no way I am going to have room for them, so much for my scaling back this year. Love the new beds, hopefully the rain will stop soon and we can get out there (it's raining here too!)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-38322536312381253612010-03-15T11:52:18.372-04:002010-03-15T11:52:18.372-04:00Heiko- that makes sense, and not a bad idea to do ...Heiko- that makes sense, and not a bad idea to do a little bit of both.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-15410548611486973852010-03-15T11:44:45.003-04:002010-03-15T11:44:45.003-04:00I rotate my bulk crops, fava beans, tomatoes, pota...I rotate my bulk crops, fava beans, tomatoes, potatoes and corn and the rest gets inteplanted wherever there's a bit of space. I've tried planning ahead, but I'm never sure how many seeds will actually germinate and therefore how much space I will actually need for each type.<br /><br />I sometimes have trouble with fungal diseases on my tomatoes and rotating seems to minimise it for me.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-84795822795686243662010-03-15T11:32:12.032-04:002010-03-15T11:32:12.032-04:00Really? That is very interesting about the tomato...Really? That is very interesting about the tomatoes, does he say why? I would love to have a reason for them to stay put in Tomato Alley. :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-35539365882370807162010-03-15T10:59:42.748-04:002010-03-15T10:59:42.748-04:00oh, I forgot to say, I usually make labels and tap...oh, I forgot to say, I usually make labels and tape them onto the sides of my seed flat. For my tomatoes, I drew a grid on a piece of paper, each square representing a block. I won't label them individually until I pot them up.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-42594731374281719462010-03-15T10:51:18.139-04:002010-03-15T10:51:18.139-04:00Wow! What a huge difference. I particularly love ...Wow! What a huge difference. I particularly love the tomato alley. I've read in one of Eliot Coleman's books that tomatoes are one crop that can actually benefit from being grown in the same spot year after year.<br /><br />Ugg! My garden is under water at ther moment. If I didn't have my hoops, all of my seeds would have washed away by now. Let's hope we have a serious dry out period!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.com