Winter Planting

[UTgodevil23]

Anyone plant snow peas or lettuce? It's dry enough I wish I could plant now but according to the internet I need to wait until next month.

 

[WTM]

unless you have cold frames under glass or ro covers. yeah feb-march. needs 50 deg soil temp to germinate.

 

[Forvols]

Im going to put out some this year I think. I bought the stuff last year but didnt use it.

 

[Popcorn]

I wait till after last date for hard freeze and sow mixed lettuce and kale, then after last frost date I plant snap peas, radishes, spinach beet greens, upland cress and set out previously started butter crunch and romaine lettuce!
We love our salads!

 

[DoubleRidge]

I wait till after last date for hard freeze and sow mixed lettuce and kale, then after last frost date I plant snap peas, radishes, spinach beet greens, upland cress and set out previously started butter crunch and romaine lettuce!
We love our salads!

We are wanting to try butter crunch and romaine lettuce this year...we had great luck with mixed lettuce last couple years but want to expand the lettuce types we grow....are you buying butter crunch and romaine seed from a particular company or local?

 

[DoubleRidge]

Would like to have a couple of cold frames and try some winter gardening just hadnt done it yet....for our raised beds we've started lettuce late march before....only thing we have started in mid to late February is indoors under a grow light and thats mostly tomatoes.
But, as they say, I'm starting to get the itch.....

 

[Popcorn]

We are wanting to try butter crunch and romaine lettuce this year...we had great luck with mixed lettuce last couple years but want to expand the lettuce types we grow....are you buying butter crunch and romaine seed from a particular company or local?

I actually get those 2 as well as 200 candy onion starts from a local Amish green house. They are cheaper than doing it myself and that time of year I'm getting real busy and buying the sets lets us start taking leaves within a couple weeks.
We really like the varieties all mixed.

 

[DoubleRidge]

I actually get those 2 as well as 200 candy onion starts from a local Amish green house. They are cheaper than doing it myself and that time of year I'm getting real busy and buying the sets lets us start taking leaves within a couple weeks.
We really like the varieties all mixed.

We do have a local greenhouse that sells vegetable plants....Ill have to see what lettuce starts they have...may try starting some and buying some....we eat salads often....love fresh lettuce!

 

[Popcorn]

We do have a local greenhouse that sells vegetable plants....Ill have to see what lettuce starts they have...may try starting some and buying some....we eat salads often....love fresh lettuce!

I still get my lettuce and onions from them and the wife gets some flowers but after several years of nursing tomatoes I figured out the disease was coming with them so I try to start my own now.

 

[DoubleRidge]

I still get my lettuce and onions from them and the wife gets some flowers but after several years of nursing tomatoes I figured out the disease was coming with them so I try to start my own now.

Last year we started tomatoes, squash and zucchini from seed indoors under grow lights...and most everything did great...the Bonnie plants at the big box stores have gotten ridiculous....4.99 and 5.99 each is unrealistic for a large garden....same for us on the flowers...we plant multiple pots on the porch and those come from the greenhouse...I do start some wildflower blends from seed around the garden area...fun to see what comes up and the bees love them.

 

[Forvols]

I agree on the big box store plant prices. I made me a grow cabinet last year using one of those wire rolling 5shelf units and wrapped 3 sides with the reflective emergency blankets. I put 2 power strips on it and each shelf has 2 grow lights with heating pads and timers. The lights I rigged with paracord so I can raise and lower them over the seedlings. It worked pretty good. I find I enjoy growing my own plants more and more.

 

[DoubleRidge]

I agree on the big box store plant prices. I made me a grow cabinet last year using one of those wire rolling 5shelf units and wrapped 3 sides with the reflective emergency blankets. I put 2 power strips on it and each shelf has 2 grow lights with heating pads and timers. The lights I rigged with paracord so I can raise and lower them over the seedlings. It worked pretty good. I find I enjoy growing my own plants more and more.

I need to do that with a wire shelf. On ours I made a wood frame that holds two lights, small chain with hooks to adjust height. Sits on a table. Power strip in the floor to run lights and heat mat. Last year was our first year to start everything from seed...very rewarding process.

 

[DaveB]

Yeppers. Growing from seed is the way to go. Teaches lessons they don't tell you about in any books.
And the results good and bad are yours to claim. Like Determinate vs indeterminate Tomato plants.

 

[Popcorn]

Yeppers. Growing from seed is the way to go. Teaches lessons they don't tell you about in any books.
And the results good and bad are yours to claim. Like Determinate vs indeterminate Tomato plants.

And cold days on onions and such