ordered tomatoes

[redbird]

I just pre-ordered three Paul Robeson tomato plants for delivery next spring. I was going to get two plants, but added one because it felt silly to be paying more for shipping than for the actual purchase. I do not need, and did not order, $50 worth of plants: I'm just getting the three tomato plants, and will get some non-heirloom cherry tomatoes locally next spring, if all goes well.

I am also planning to buy lettuce plants locally. I am not going to even try to grow cucumbers, after two years of dismal failures. (The plants flowered, and produced fruit, which turned a sickly yellow last year, and a weird orange this year.)

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[otter]

My garden won't win any prizes this year. Something very small got inside the chicken wire and nibbled the cauliflower all the way down. I have gotten a couple small batches of pesto made from the basil out front. And enough kale and chard for my lunch soups off and on. Still waiting to see if the brussel sprouts produce anything but leaves.

[redbird]

The lettuce did very well, and I got a few tomatoes. There are some green cherry tomatoes still on the plant, and I'm hoping we'll get a few sunny days in time for them to ripen.

[kate_schaefer]

Does your local climate go so rapidly from too cold to too hot that growing lettuce from seed isn't worth trying? Here in Seattle, it's my easiest and earliest crop. I'm just growing cut-and-come again young lettuces, not trying to get full-size heads.

[redbird]

Growing lettuce from seed worked in 2020, and I may try it again.

I have given up on trying to start seeds indoors, because one of the cats will destroy them (and will jump on counters to do so).