Yummmm...
Can I come over?

Congratulations!

Linda

WTG, the veggies are just around the corner once we get rid of this foolish cold weather.

Drippy, I am so behind (so what else is new) and have not started my maters...which is the one thing I am most concerned about.

My last frost date is May 10th.

Do you know when yours is, and when do you typically plant yours out?

I do hope to get mine started here soon...as soon as I narrow the field of must grow varieties.

I'm assuming that once they are 'up' that they take off fairly quickly normally, and that I still have time yet.

Sue

Kim, thanks for posting this. This crazy weather we been having. Not one has sprouted yet for me. My past records say by 4/7 they should start. Have had frozen hoses in the am still and ice on water buckets. So temps are still dropping to 28 or less. Two years ago we had a deep freeze night of 4/17. So being on my toes planted out some with water jugs surounding them. Look so forward to the Sun Golds.

ML

Mlcom, that is one out of at least 20 containers of tomatoes I have - none of the rest are up yet. I think that one came up because it's sitting on a brick on the ground - the container gets a little extra warmth that way. It's as cold as...well, you know...around here today.

Sue, I'm not sure when my last frost date is - probably around the same time as yours, but folks around here typically swear by Memorial Day weekend for planting out. At the rate we're going, I'd say Labor Day weekend is more likely :( Seriously, though, if it gets to normal temps, I might try planting out a little earlier with cloches - temps are still way below normal here, though.

Thank you both...seems I'm not really behind so much after all.

I had thought of soaking the seeds over night b4 planting them...any thoughts on that idea?

Sue

Wonder what Trudi has ????

ML

If you do plant out early placing some black fabric over the planting area a few days in advance will warm up the soil by a few degrees, though sunshine is mandatory. Tomatoes will be happier.

I don't have any tom sprouts yet. But maybe by the end of this month...it's been very cold lately ;-(

I have Super Bush tomato sprouts coming up too! I spotted them on April 11th after all the cold weather! My container of cups is sitting on a cement patio on a south facing exposure but I sure was surprised!!! Well here's to some hardy little tomatoes!!!

I have about 5 sprouts from "Marianne's Peace". I can almost taste those delicious 'maters!

So far just a few sprouts in the Tomato 'Tumbling Tom'...Sweetie and Oregon Spring went out a few days later and just radical emergence in the Sweetie.

I've GOT to try Tomato/Cucumber sandwitches....that just sounds yummie!! Won't be growing my own Cukes though ((sigh))since that space will be taken up by Melons and bush type baby pumpkins :D

Vera

Ha - I just posted that sweet peas are "iffy", Vera; I've also had "iffy" results with cucumbers. More often than not, I'm buying them from the store in the summer. Still in search of the perfect cuke! (But it WILL be mine...)

I've got tomato sprouts as early as 3 weeks ago(super sweet 100, sungold, cherokee purple, stupice, red pear, bloody butcher, persimmon, brandy boy). All except for black cherry and jet star. I wished they didn't sprout so early though, I kept worrying about them during the cold snap we had last week.