tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post1665168377732364227..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Salad Days: There Are More Questions...VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-86955930913832134262013-03-06T08:19:32.082+00:002013-03-06T08:19:32.082+00:00Donna - it was great to see your plans for the yea...Donna - it was great to see your plans for the year :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-26126637184785182762013-03-04T13:26:08.042+00:002013-03-04T13:26:08.042+00:00Finally linking in...as you can see nothing is hap...Finally linking in...as you can see nothing is happening but I have my veg garden plans finally and I am starting seeds indoors.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15788146723802993552013-02-26T14:37:56.081+00:002013-02-26T14:37:56.081+00:00Oops managed to miss a couple of you in my earlier...Oops managed to miss a couple of you in my earlier reply :(<br /><br />njgf - welcome and thanks :)<br /><br />Angie - thanks. I need to do much better science with this stuff though!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-48318714476495337412013-02-26T14:35:58.128+00:002013-02-26T14:35:58.128+00:00Janet - just read your post, you've had a lot ...Janet - just read your post, you've had a lot of fun this month!<br /><br />Joan - peas don't mind slightly lower temperatures, so I reckon our centrally heated home is sufficient without the need of extra heat from the propagator<br /><br />Anna - your propagator is great for starting chillis, peppers, aubergines, tomatoes and cucurbits all of which need higher soil temperatures for germination. Since this experiment finished I've proved heated propagator chillis emerge much faster than their unheated propagator cousins.<br /><br />NMK - I can't say for sure as I haven't been measuring the temperature. It will be at least 18 degrees centigrade during the day as that's what our thermostat is set at. However with sunny days + a south facing windowsill + double glazing it must exceed that quite a bit. We found last year that very cold nights can grind things to a halt if you have thick curtains. Even with double glazing windowsills get quite chilly at night. I'm sure using an unheated propagator has meant night time temperatures have been maintained at a relatively warm level.<br /><br />TTG - thanks for your post. Yes it's proper lettuce sowing time now - only indoors though :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76938580067031227262013-02-26T12:27:02.539+00:002013-02-26T12:27:02.539+00:00Update on my salad challenge just posted - should ...Update on my salad challenge just posted - should soon be able to start growing proper lettuce now that spring is nearly here. Champing at the bit....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609378570741596783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-10177525741702368992013-02-24T22:26:37.361+00:002013-02-24T22:26:37.361+00:00When you say unheated, what kind of temperatures a...When you say unheated, what kind of temperatures are we looking at?NorthernMonkeyGirlhttp://carrotandrabbit.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-281529308456980032013-02-24T22:21:55.114+00:002013-02-24T22:21:55.114+00:00Your experiments are indeed fascinating!! I was co...Your experiments are indeed fascinating!! I was convinced that my heated propagator was the bees knees and would ensure quicker germination but perhaps that's just another myth?!! My salad is doing fine despite me sowing it much later than I ever have done before, in December. There was a moment a week back where I thought it wouldn't make it but it's looking great now. Really turned a corner. I am intrigued by all this peashoot growing though, do you eat the shoots? Anna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919869821280585077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-65113745841672885602013-02-23T02:00:05.318+00:002013-02-23T02:00:05.318+00:00gorgeout peas! mine are on a heat mat which perhap...gorgeout peas! mine are on a heat mat which perhaps your observations of less-heat-downstairs indicates I should unplug. Mine are too slowly emerging IMHO. Great food for thought! Thank you for your research.Joanhttp://www.iminthegardentoday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-69867148546468204992013-02-22T17:37:14.312+00:002013-02-22T17:37:14.312+00:00Complete admiration for your dedication!Complete admiration for your dedication!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-46456054226911341902013-02-22T15:28:23.066+00:002013-02-22T15:28:23.066+00:00Hi i've just found your blog and this post is ...Hi i've just found your blog and this post is really interesting. I have never really studied what grows best where, i just do it, so it was lovely reading about your experiment. Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-50834544175027544502013-02-22T11:40:10.597+00:002013-02-22T11:40:10.597+00:00Lovely looking pea shoots VP, I've got as far ...Lovely looking pea shoots VP, I've got as far as getting some dried peas... Not much to say about salad this month, it is all rather slow, but at the end of a rather long post that is mostly about foliage I have added an update. Am off to sow peas, and not in the propagator which is good, more room for other things!Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.com