Shiva Grows

[shiva82]

Something has been taste testing the rainbow beefsteak’s. Mice, rats or birds, I don’t know… pretty much a write-off for veggies and buds this year.

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it happens .. get some insect nets erected over your prize plants ? my outdoor tomatoes were destroyed by thistle seeds last year . the seeds would land and stick on the plants and burn holes into the leaves

 

[shiva82]

 

[shiva82]

when your mom sends you pics of her tomato seedlings and you reply the usual way.
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ahead of the game . she growing bulk . i'm only growing 8 plants . germed around 50 though

 

[shiva82]

'yorkshire seeds' uk are my new favourite vegetable seed shop. cheap and they always package a few extra seeds too. all varieties stocked are ones that do well in the uk .

san mazano tomatoes . i will save the seeds this year. instead of being wasteful

 

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[zaprjaques]

i will save the seeds this year. instead of being wasteful

just make sure you dont dry them straight away. if i remember correctly you put the clusters with the jelly coating into a glass of water till the jelly dissolves from a bit of fermentation. then dry on papertowels.
also my mom keeps the fruits for seed for extra long, till they get all mushy, probably so that the seeds mature to the max.

 

[shiva82]

just make sure you dont dry them straight away. if i remember correctly you put the clusters with the jelly coating into a glass of water till the jelly dissolves from a bit of fermentation. then dry on papertowels.
also my mom keeps the fruits for seed for extra long, till they get all mushy, probably so that the seeds mature to the max.

strangely enough . any tomatoes i leave outside in the soil to rot, the seeds tend to sprout around this time in situ . i was thinking of just letting some rot in soil in a tray the say way , and as they germinate next year pluck them out lol. the lazy bastard method

 

[shiva82]

for tomato sauces, and cooking . the mazano i find hard to beat . it is good for an english breakfast too

 

[zaprjaques]

agree, tasty aromatic motherfuckers.

 

[shiva82]

rot and over winter lay on top of compost will work for the lazy method . no control one when they germ though lol

 

[zaprjaques]

yeah, and you cant save them for later or for backup. but thats probably not a biggie as theyre available and dont cost a fortune probably.

 

[shiva82]

yeah, and you cant save them for later or for backup. but thats probably not a biggie as theyre available and dont cost a fortune probably.

maybe . possibly , probably . i will follow your grandmas technique

 

[shiva82]

ordered some 2nd year asparagus plug plants and a load more seed ... i now have learned and know why my cucumbers tasted bitter late last season . two varieties cross pollinating during flowering . stick to one strain at a time

 

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[goingrey]

just make sure you dont dry them straight away. if i remember correctly you put the clusters with the jelly coating into a glass of water till the jelly dissolves from a bit of fermentation. then dry on papertowels.
also my mom keeps the fruits for seed for extra long, till they get all mushy, probably so that the seeds mature to the max.

I believe it increases the germ rate but it's not really necessary.

Last year grew some seeds from some nice tomatoes I had bought from the store earlier. Just wiped them clean and dried them. Viability was fine.

Increased germination rate is good of course but one tomato has a lot of seeds... I'm ok if all of them don't pop. Especially like those seeds I didn't buy a pack it was what was left on the cutting board after slicing up a mater..

 

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[shiva82]

6 dahlias i placed into soil , they will be grown out the normal way in dirt , and the best saved . i will clone from those too , if i can . and one dahlia i will propagate indoors in 'pon' contained and take cuttings . i need a bigger propagator really , but this is just experimenting and reminding myself of what to do . if , or as i see growth i will place the tuber into a larger pon bed . the pon may be too strong for the tuber too. vermiculite on its own is usually used as substrate for this method . heat mat on its lowest setting and max humidity i'm opting for.... rotten tubers all round lol, hopefully growth shoots

 

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