pepper seedlings

  • Tomato and pepper transplanting

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     When the thermometer shows 28°C(82.4°F) there’s no more reason to keep the seedlings away from the garden. The last frost date is May 15th, so there’s no more danger of sudden temperatures drop. This is why this week, while my…

  • Seedlings week 16: Everything out

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     After a long period of carrying in and out, last Thursday I finally moved all the seedlings outside. The heated shelves have been emptied, and the wardrobe is now filled with blankets and clothes. The temperature past 14 days has…

  • Seedlings week 14: back out again

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      After a cold wave we got last week, this week has been a very nice and warm spring week. The Monday temperatures were quite low but didn’t drop under the freezing point. Now, the temperatures are back to mild…

  • Seedlings week 13: tomato stakes

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    When you tell someone that your seedlings need stakes, the first thing you hear is that you’ve sown them too early. But, for me, staking my seedlings is actually the sign that I did something right and that this year,…

  • Seedlings week 12: more sowing

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    Things are warming up really fast. From winter temperatures, we’ve jumped to the first day when we don’t need any house heating at all. This morning I didn’t even turn on the air conditioning or the electric radiators. One radiator…